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*Some or all requirements listed may be a complete fabrication. Joystiq, AOL Media Inc. and The Huffington Post Media Group are not responsible for any injuries sustained while attempting to purchase computerized video-machine games off of digital distribution platforms such as Steam. Today's lucky number is "three." If Lily has six apples, and a different girl also named Lily has twelve apples, why are you still reading this?

JoystiqSelect Tomb Raider games 75% off on Steam this weekend originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 03 Nov 2012 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Crystal-DynamicseidospcSteamTomb-Raider-AnniversaryTomb-Raider-Legendtomb-raider-underworldSat, 03 Nov 2012 19:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Tomb Raider celebrates 15th anniversary with Steam sale this weekend]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/14/tomb-raider-celebrates-15th-anniversary-with-steam-sale-this-wee/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/14/tomb-raider-celebrates-15th-anniversary-with-steam-sale-this-wee/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/14/tomb-raider-celebrates-15th-anniversary-with-steam-sale-this-wee/#comments Has it really been 15 years since we shared in Lara Croft's obsessive lust for artifacts and her undying vendetta against endangered species? Heck, the creatures of the earth aren't even safe after they've become extinct -- she's killed plenty of dinosaurs too.

To commemorate fifteen years of robbing graves, dodging traps and accidentally swan-diving into neck-crunching granite, Steam is offering the post-reboot Tomb Raider series at a magnanimous rate until Monday, 10AM Pacific. Tomb Raider: Underworld is the most expensive of the lot at $6.79, with Tomb Raider 1 remake Anniversary going for $3.39. Crystal Dynamics' first stint with Lara, Tomb Raider: Legend, is available for $5.09.

At under $16 in total, it's a trilogy to be treasured. Err, right before next year's reboot, of course.

JoystiqTomb Raider celebrates 15th anniversary with Steam sale this weekend originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 14 Oct 2011 22:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>crystal-dynamicslara-croftpcsteamtomb-raiderTomb-Raider-Anniversarytomb-raider-legendtomb-raider-underworldFri, 14 Oct 2011 22:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Tomb Raider PS3 trilogy pack confirmed, details to follow shortly]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/20/tomb-raider-ps3-trilogy-pack-confirmed-details-to-follow-short/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/20/tomb-raider-ps3-trilogy-pack-confirmed-details-to-follow-short/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/20/tomb-raider-ps3-trilogy-pack-confirmed-details-to-follow-short/#comments Lady Croft's latest adventures -- excluding the downloadable Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light -- are getting bundled up in early 2011 for a Tomb Raider Trilogy pack on PlayStation 3. Karl Stewart, global brand director for Crystal Dynamics, confirmed this weekend's leak on his Twitter account. He noted that a full announcement would be made shortly.

If the Amazon listing is accurate, the Blu-ray compilation will include Tomb Raider: Legend and Tomb Raider: Anniversary, both of which will be available for the first time on the console, along with 2008's Tomb Raider: Underworld. You'll also get male and female avatars for PlayStation Home and an XMB theme.

This looks to be the last send-off for the obsessive and occasionally mean Lara introduced by Crystal Dynamics in 2006. She'll experience another reboot in Tomb Raider -- just "Tomb Raider" -- next year.

JoystiqTomb Raider PS3 trilogy pack confirmed, details to follow shortly originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>crystal-dynamicskarl-stewartLara-Croftplaystationps3Square-EnixTomb-Raider-AnniversaryTomb-Raider-LegendTomb-Raider-UnderworldMon, 20 Dec 2010 12:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Tomb Raider Trilogy combines HD Legend, Anniversary and Underworld on PS3, retail listing says]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/19/tomb-raider-trilogy-combines-hd-legend-anniversary-and-underwor/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/19/tomb-raider-trilogy-combines-hd-legend-anniversary-and-underwor/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/19/tomb-raider-trilogy-combines-hd-legend-anniversary-and-underwor/#comments The PS3 may be home to yet another HD collection. Amazon.de has a listing for Tomb Raider Trilogy. According to the listing, the Blu-ray will include Tomb Raider Legend, Tomb Raider Anniversary and Tomb Raider Underworld. The first two games will get an HD makeover (and will likely look similar to the Xbox 360 versions), and all three games will offer PlayStation Network trophies. In addition, the collection will unlock special male and female avatars for use in PlayStation Home.

While Square Enix has yet to officially announce the collection, we find it a rather likely prospect. It would be a fitting way to close the book on Lara's previous adventures before the upcoming reboot. Oh, and everyone else is doing it too.

[Thanks, Jose M.!]

JoystiqTomb Raider Trilogy combines HD Legend, Anniversary and Underworld on PS3, retail listing says originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 19 Dec 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>crystal-dynamicseidosplaystationps3square-enixTomb-Raider-Anniversarytomb-raider-legendtomb-raider-trilogytomb-raider-underworldSun, 19 Dec 2010 13:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Lara and Naruto hit Games on Demand]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/13/lara-and-naruto-hit-games-on-demand/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/13/lara-and-naruto-hit-games-on-demand/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/13/lara-and-naruto-hit-games-on-demand/#comments It's Tuesday, which means: brand new Xbox Live Games on Demand to satisfy your very demanding gaming desires. There are two new titles this week. First up, we have Lara Croft's 2006 return to form, Tomb Raider: Legend. Next is Naruto: Rise of a Ninja, which is ... well, it's a Naruto game. Both titles run $29.99 in North America but, as usual, pricing and availability will vary by region.


Xbox.com: Add Tomb Raider: Legend to your Xbox 360 download queue ($29.99)

Xbox.com: Add Naruto: Rise of a Ninja to your Xbox 360 download queue ($29.99)

JoystiqLara and Naruto hit Games on Demand originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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On top of that, look for a half-priced The Maw on the week of April 12 and two add-ons for Mega Man 10 this week: Bass and Special Stage 1. Head past the break for the full list.

Gallery: Final Fight: Double Impact

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JoystiqXbox Live April schedule: Final Fight, Mega Man 10 DLC originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Tomb Raider Double Pack is set for release next week, on April 10. A price hasn't been set yet, but we suspect it won't break the bank. Punchline: You won't have to raid any tombs to pay for it.

JoystiqEurope getting exclusive PSP Tomb Raider two-pack originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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While most of the in-game footage of environments from Tomb Raider: Underworld that is shown in the video above was taken from the other, non-Wii systems, it's still a great look at how the developers recreated the wonderful real-world locations we'll no doubt be traversing when the game releases, as well as Underworld's story. When Tomb Raider: Legend released, it brought an actual half-decent story to the franchise and ever since we've finished that game, we've been waiting to see how all of this pans out. Apparently, Underworld will involve a god and Thor's hammer.

Check it out above, as it shows all of the hard work developer Crystal Dynamics has put into the game. Excited? We are.

JoystiqTomb Raider devs talk story, locales originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hungry for more tomb raiding? Have you squeezed out every possible ounce of entertainment from Tomb Raider: Legend? Have you suddenly developed an aversion to disc-based media? Well then, do we have a deal for you. Seemingly out of nowhere, the previously promised downloadable version of Tomb Raider: Anniversary is now available on Xbox Live Marketplace. The game has been split into two significantly more than bite-sized chunks, each of which will run you 1200 MS Points or, in the common vernacular, $15. Put them both together and the game costs as much as its PS2 counterpart and actually $10 less than the retail Xbox 360 version. Just make sure you still have a Tomb Raider: Legend disc lying around, as the downloadable Anniversary requires it.

JoystiqTomb Raider: Anniversary now on XBLM originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There are moments in our gaming pasts that stand out with clarity from the mass of bygone levels, saves, high scores and kill counts. One of mine is a first date of epic proportions, one which launched a thousand clones and broke a million hearts. It was my first date with Lara.

Lady Croft and I have a lot in common. The novelty of playing as a girl who looks great and sounds normal grabbed me back in 1996 and hasn't let me go since.

A decade later, in Tomb Raider: Legend, Lara still looks the part; she hasn't put on a pound, though her poly count's up. As I put the disc in, her iconic face stares at me. This revamped Lara looks more human, more real, less like a creature from some stylised midnight fantasy. Her face is soft, her lips slightly curled in a welcoming smile -- her eyes measure me up. It's been a while.

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JoystiqJoystiq Review: Tomb Raider: Legend (Xbox 360) originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 27 Apr 2006 08:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The UK sales charts for last week are in, with Tomb Raider: Legend remaining calmly at the top. Movie tie-in Ice Age 2 has been boosted up to number two, but anyone avidly following the chart battle between Guitar Hero and Crazy Frog Racer will be disappointed to know that Guitar Hero has fallen to 35th while the Crazy Frog is ding-ding-dinging along at number 28, thanks to its budget price and better placement on the shelves.

The ten bestselling games in the UK for the week ending April 15:

1. Tomb Raider Legend
2. Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
3. Fifa Street 2
4. The Godfather
5. Football Manager 2006
6. Animal Crossing: Wild World
7. Buzz! The Big Quiz
8. King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
9. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
10. Battlefield 2: Modern Combat

JoystiqUK sales charts, April 9-15: Croft unchallenged originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 19 Apr 2006 12:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As promised, this is the second weekly installment of a series of posts in which we invite you to rip ads apart after we rip them out of magazines.

Pictured here, a two-page spread that appeared in the April 2006 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly (click for a high-res image). There are actually several variations of this same ad in gaming magazines, but all of them feature Lara Croft's ample posterior, a bootylicious bundle of badonka-donk so large it serves as a friggin' grenade shelf. You might even say it's the bomb. At least that's the sort of salacious thinking that the ad invites.

What do you think of the ad? Does it succeed? Will it sell games? What does "seeing is believing" mean, exactly? Is it really all about the ass? Sure, we know that game quality ultimately sells games, so let's avoid talking about the quality of the game itself. What we want to get at here is whether this ad succeeds or fails to interest you in purchasing a copy of this game.

Gloves off! Go to!

[Update 1: fixed a small typo that nobody else noticed, but that bugged the heck out of me.]

JoystiqAd critic: Lara's booty too big to believe? [update 1] originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Lara CroftLara Croft is making her multiplatform comeback this week with Tomb Raider: Legend (PC, PS2, Xbox, and Xbox 360). Any GameCube owners feeling left out can look forward to the RTS pinball oddity, Odama. Here's the week's release breakdown:


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JoystiqTomb Raider headlines weekly release lineup originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Alongside the Tomb Raider: Legend content that should be appearing on the Xbox Live marketplace anytime soon, Eidos announced today that they're working on a 3D mobile phone version of Tomb Raider: Legend. Apparently the title will feature a new movement system and back to basics gameplay; a given considering the technological limitations of mobile phones. Eidos also announced a mobile phone version of Pandemonium: a platform adventure game where the lead character Nikki can shape-change from an invulnerable duck and cover turtle to a fire-blasting dragon.

Both titles will be distributed via QUALCOMM's "BREW" solution which will apparently make it easy for gamers with 3G phones to download the game onto their handset.

JoystiqTomb Raider: Legend, Pandemonium coming to mobile phones originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 05 Apr 2006 13:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Tomb Raider: Legend screenshot for the PS2
WorthPlaying has been kind enough to post 43 new screenshots from Tomb Raider: Legend, mostly centered on Lara Croft cavorting about in a slinky black dress for an undoubtedly exciting evening shindig. And yes, we're as relieved as you are that she chose to ditch the pumps before leaping into action (to pump some lead into some fellow guests).

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JoystiqLara models eveningwear in 43 new screenshots originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 10 Mar 2006 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Lara Croft seems to be on the up; despite the declining quality and popularity of Tomb Raider titles, suddenly everyone's going mad for Tomb Raider: Legend. It looks to be the title that will make or break Eidos, and with hype-inducing tidbits released one at a time, so far it's looking good.

Also, as Next Generation's interview with Eidos' Bob Lindsey reveals, the delay in releasing Legend may have a silver lining, as it ensures a captive audience during the low spring season. We'll see come April if their high hopes come true.

JoystiqEidos' comeback carried on Lara's shoulders originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 01 Mar 2006 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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