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Promotional image for PowerWash Simulator's new Croft Manor expansion pack

Clean Up Croft Manor in PowerWash Simulator!

January 22, 2023February 14, 2023 - by Kelly M - 4 Comments.

The Tomb Raider franchise is no stranger to unusual collaborations but who could have seen this one coming? On January 18, Square Enix and the official Tomb Raider social media channels announced the result of their latest collaboration: a Croft Manor-themed expansion pack for PowerWash Simulator! Your mission: To clean …

Tomb Raider 25 By the Numbers

September 9, 2022February 14, 2023 - by Kelly M - 2 Comments.

The Tomb Raider franchise celebrated its 25th anniversary last year, with fans all over the world finding fun and creative ways to honour the iconic series and its beloved heroine. With the anniversary year officially drawing to a close next month, Crystal Dynamics decided to commemorate the occasion with a …

Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition art

‘Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition’ Announced

October 16, 2019August 20, 2022 - by Kelly M

Square Enix has announced that a definitive edition of Shadow of the Tomb Raider will be released on November 5, 2019, and will contain all available content to date as well as some brand new content and gameplay features. Those who already own a copy of the Croft Edition and …

Rise of the Tomb Raider's Cold Darkness Awakened DLC

8 Things I Missed While on Hiatus

June 8, 2016March 10, 2023 - by Kelly M - 4 Comments.

As you probably know by now, The Archaeology of Tomb Raider has just returned from a three-month hiatus. Granted, I didn’t physically go anywhere but I gave myself a much-needed break from monitoring and relaying Tomb Raider franchise news to my readers and social media followers. Time and tide wait …

Square Enix Confirms PC and PS4 Release for Rise of the Tomb Raider

July 24, 2015January 30, 2022 - by Kelly M - 9 Comments.

Months of anger, rumours, and speculation have been put to rest as Square Enix has finally announced that Rise of the Tomb Raider will be coming to Windows 10 PC, Steam, and Playstation 4 next year. No exact dates have been released at this stage but according to Square Enix, the …

Rise of the Tomb Raider Art Book and Play Arts KAI Figure Announced

July 10, 2015January 30, 2022 - by Kelly M - 2 Comments.

The Crystal Dynamics team are in San Diego for this year’s San Diego Comic-Con and they’ve kicked off the weekend’s festivities by announcing two new collectables Tomb Raider fans may want to add to their collections. The first is an official art book for Rise of the Tomb Raider, which …

Lara Croft GO, a new mobile adventure by Square Enix Montréal

Square Enix Announces New Mobile Adventure, Lara Croft GO

June 17, 2015August 22, 2019 - by Kelly M - 1 Comment

It’s turning out to be quite a week of announcements at this year’s E3 and today’s Square Enix conference was no exception. Not only did we get a few more (albeit brief) snippets of the highly-anticipated Rise of the Tomb Raider, we also found out that Square Enix Montréal is currently developing …

Lara Croft & the Temple of Osiris: First Impressions

December 7, 2014March 10, 2023 - by Kelly M - 11 Comments.

Thanks to what I can only assume was a slight boo-boo on my local game store’s part, I received my copy of Lara Croft & the Temple of Osiris (Gold Edition) almost a week ahead of its official release date and ended up spending part of my weekend playing through …

Lara Croft as seen in Rise of the Tomb Raider

Square Enix Announces “Rise of the Tomb Raider”

June 9, 2014March 10, 2023 - by Kelly M - 9 Comments.

Update: Crystal Dynamics’ Head of Studios has announced that Rise of the Tomb Raider will now be an Xbox exclusive (though perhaps only a timed exclusive). E3 2014 has gotten off to an exciting start for Tomb Raider fans everywhere! Square Enix announced today that Rise of the Tomb Raider, …

Lara Croft: Reflections Has Been Axed

June 5, 2014August 7, 2022 - by Kelly M - 3 Comments.

If you were hoping for a worldwide release of Lara Croft: Reflections, your hopes have officially been dashed. After months of speculation about the game’s fate, RenRen Games announced today that the game’s servers will be shut down on 5th August 2014. It’s perhaps not surprising that Lara Croft: Reflections failed to …

Square Enix Launches Lara Croft: Reflections

January 11, 2014January 30, 2022 - by Kelly M - 7 Comments.

UPDATE: RenRen Games have announced that the game’s servers will be shut down in August 2014. Based on this, it now seems very unlikely that Lara Croft: Reflections will be released worldwide as previously planned. When Square Enix trademarked the name Lara Croft: Reflections in March 2013, it sparked a …

10 Things I’d Like to See in the Tomb Raider Sequel

August 20, 2013July 2, 2022 - by Kelly M - 27 Comments.

It’s been a couple of weeks since Square Enix confirmed that a sequel to this year’s Tomb Raider reboot was in the works. Many other bloggers have already put forward their wish lists for the upcoming game but I thought I’d add my two cents. Update: There have been a …