Tomb Raider: Underworld getting 'exclusive' DLC on Xbox 360

by Jason Dobson { Oct 6th 2008 at 3:30PM }

Xbox 360 players planning to lace up in Lara Croft's skin-tight boots this November can look forward to a double helping of new content even after the final credits roll by. Eidos announced that it has inked a deal with Microsoft to release two additional chapters to Tomb Raider: Underworld, offering some six additional hours of raiding tombs, or at least what passes for tombs these days.

The first bit of DLC, ominously titled Beneath the Ashes, will debut this Christmas, adding a new area and enemies as well as a continuation of Underworld's story. The second, dubbed Lara's Shadow, promises "a new kind of playable character," leaving us wondering if Lara been drinking from the Phazon pool again? Eidos bills the new content as "exclusive" to Xbox Live Marketplace, though we'll at least try to feign surprise should similar content make its way to other platforms as well.

Tags: dlc, eidos, lara-croft, laracroft, microsoft, tomb-raider, tomb-raider-underworld

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

naxe @ Oct 6th 2008 3:36PM

thats right microsoft earn those exclusives.... what a croc of S%it

ebola! @ Oct 6th 2008 3:37PM

Good to see Sarah Palin has graduated from killing wolves.

xFenixKnightx @ Oct 6th 2008 3:47PM

What a maverick! :D

Superstar90 @ Oct 6th 2008 4:26PM

Graduated? In what respect, Charlie?

tmmoore_nc @ Oct 6th 2008 3:38PM

Good thing I hate Tomb Raider or else I'd care.

Red Leader @ Oct 6th 2008 3:42PM

Does anyone at this point? I haven't been interested in a Tomb Raider game since Tomb Raider III.

Vcize @ Oct 6th 2008 3:57PM

Well, supposedly this time they're looking to borrow a bunch of ideas from Uncharted, so that should be good.

Robert @ Oct 6th 2008 3:59PM

I fell back in love with Tomb Raider with Legends, my biggest complaint before that was the controls and I think they did a good job of addressing that in that game.

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tmmoore_nc @ Oct 6th 2008 4:28PM

If they're borrowing a lot from Uncharted, then I believe I'll go back and play Uncharted, and its' eventual sequel.

naxe @ Oct 6th 2008 3:44PM

Just because i hate exclusive DLC i will not be purchasing what looked to be a solid game. oh i also hate ms.

Bloo @ Oct 6th 2008 3:52PM

I'm sure in 8 minutes when we get your third comment we'll know how you really feel. Don't forget to use M$ next time though

Duke @ Oct 6th 2008 3:52PM

Please man, you are just doing the typical MS hate crap you do. You can get the game for the PS3 if you wanted it, but it makes no sense to not get a game because it will have DLC on another platform.

I doubt you feel the same way about MGS content...wait, I know you don't feel the same.

naxe @ Oct 6th 2008 4:01PM

@duke

I'm joking dude i don't really care at this point. exclusive content is cool as long as i dont have to pay for it..the game looks good, but tomb raider's ship sailed a looooooooooong time ago.

and mgo is gaffing people for map packs. NO THANKS

Duke @ Oct 6th 2008 4:19PM

Cool.

Well Fed Troll @ Oct 6th 2008 4:29PM

I would hate MS too if i were you. Once being a multi-system owner my self, which has now dwindled down to a PC/360 combo...

Whats cooking in "your" kitchen?

**sound of cricket's**

Emophia @ Oct 6th 2008 5:07PM

I dwindled down to PC/PS3 myself.

dark_inchworm @ Oct 6th 2008 3:49PM

Exclusive nude patch plz?

Maverick Saturn @ Oct 6th 2008 4:48PM

Nuff said, if thats not the DLC, they can kiss my ass if they plan on charging me, lol, the matrix tiger shooting was enough to put me off, lmao

Duke @ Oct 6th 2008 3:50PM

Oh thanks, I was wondering if she would live through this one and now you ruined the surprise. Jeez.

j.howlett @ Oct 6th 2008 3:54PM

as many times as i've broken her neck and legs, it doesn't surprise me.

Bloo @ Oct 6th 2008 3:55PM

@Duke
I'm sure he hates Sony for Mirror's Edge exclusive DLC... LOL

lee @ Oct 6th 2008 3:58PM

so thats tomb raiders development costs covered then....

Vcize @ Oct 6th 2008 3:59PM

It didn't seem like the exclusive DLC had much of an effect on GTA IV sales, so I'm surprised MS keeps doing this.

Hala Madrid!! (PSWii60 Defense Force) @ Oct 6th 2008 4:05PM

You're kidding right?

Vcize @ Oct 6th 2008 4:26PM

What about my comment makes you think I'm kidding? The ratio of GTA4 360 sales vs. GTA4 PS3 sales was smaller than the ratio for other big multiplatform games, when given the exclusive DLC it should have been much larger.

Disregarding Wii/PS2:
GTA4 had 57% of its sales on the 360, 43% on the PS3
Cod4 had 64% of its sales on the 360, 36% on the PS3
Madden had 62% of its sales on the 360, 38% on the PS3
GH3 had 69% of its sales on the 360, 31% on the PS3
Rock Band had 70% of its sales on the 360, 30% on the PS3

Well Fed Troll @ Oct 6th 2008 4:47PM

I see your point Vcize, but to be honest im glad its done...

Its spurs on competition, but yet Sony at this time is comming off to me as very niche! LBP is great, good good, Home..."its like c'mon" ...Titles like this are not going to have a knowledgeable gamer shell out money for a system. (It can and will but, wont be commonplace i.e: "LBP comes out tomorrow, i need to get a Ps3 asap!.

**Raises imaginary beer at work, Cheers!** Heres to Sony in surprising me!! May God of WarIII be out on X Mas Day... (pfft)

Maverick Saturn @ Oct 6th 2008 4:54PM

Guess its all about what rocks your boat Well fed, you may call it niche, others will think differently, either way, this should help TR sales on 360 one would believe.

Hala Madrid!! (PSWii60 Defense Force) @ Oct 6th 2008 4:57PM

Well, some people bought GTA4 for the 360 mostly because of the exclusive DLC
and you saying that it didn't have any effect on sales its just not right.

Maybe it didn't do much, but it helped sell more copies on the 360.

Vcize @ Oct 6th 2008 5:11PM

"Maybe it didn't do much"

Which is basically what I said in the first place...

BIGFAT @ Oct 6th 2008 10:45PM

regardless of the numbers, GTA4 on 360 still out sold the ps3 version 2:1 so i would call that a success on Microsoft part.

Pimliconite @ Oct 6th 2008 4:26PM

I thought this was Endless Ocean: Vengeance.

Maverick Saturn @ Oct 6th 2008 4:50PM

6 Extra hours of shooting tigers, monkeys and birds in matrix mode, yay! :D

Maverick Saturn @ Oct 6th 2008 4:51PM

Huh....? Why is RSPCC calling me?

Maverick Saturn @ Oct 6th 2008 4:56PM

Typo *RSPCA

Emophia @ Oct 6th 2008 5:01PM

I really could not care less.

Shmil @ Oct 6th 2008 8:58PM

you cared enough to post

Emophia @ Oct 7th 2008 11:06AM

I cared enough about not caring to post about it.

What's your point?

Snowblind @ Oct 6th 2008 5:47PM

I'm not really a fan of this exclusive DLC trend, I own all three systems, but it feels like a poor attempt to convince me to buy the version for that platform.

Then again I'll be getting the PS3 version of Mirror's Edge now, and I'm definitely getting the 360 version of Fallout.. So I guess it works, I just wish they wouldn't do it.

I think it would have a greater impact on the sales though, if we had some idea of what the content might be. We STILL haven't heard anything but rumours about GTA IV and for all we know here this could be nothing but a costume for Lara with a 360 logo on it.

Atr-Slzr-Ctr @ Oct 6th 2008 6:32PM

I love your avatar :)

Chin-Poh @ Oct 6th 2008 6:00PM

Damn, Microsoft sure has a lot of money to throw around to get exclusive DLC for their versions of games.

colinbell @ Oct 6th 2008 6:47PM

I think MS is going for DLC not becuase it persuades gamers to buy the 360, but because its greater RoI - your engine and core gameplay is ready so you dont spend much, while you can rake in a lot of money even if the DLC is priced at say $15.
Honestly, if MS had any interest in exlcusives they wouldnt let go of Bioware, the makers of PGR and Ensemble. Of course they spending a lot of JRPGs, without much effect

Lekko @ Oct 7th 2008 3:10AM

If RoI is your main concern, why make it exclusive? Wouldn't that be kinda counter-intuitive if you spent so much porting it already, then spent so much time and energy creating the content?

The investment to port already created content to an already ported engine is incredibly minimal, and would probably yield a fairly high return.

The payoff for exclusivity would have to be greater than the potential benefit of porting the DLC, otherwise it would be a bad deal.