Source: JOYSTIQ

Rumor: Leaked photos tease Tomb Raider reboot

by Griffin McElroy { Jul 11th 2009 at 12:30PM }

We're usually pretty hesitant when it comes to accepting the testimony of moles at face value, but this story's got a bit of credibility -- some underground agent, working in conjunction with Four Player Co-Op, snagged some supposed screengrabs of concept art and details for a new Tomb Raider game. According to the text accompanying the art, Lara's new adventure will be open-world, will feature a reworked combat system and -- most importantly -- will serve as an origin story for the young heiress.

Anonymity breeds contempt in the gaming news world -- however, this report is supported by four pieces of news that have dropped in the past two months:

1. Eidos' president said the next Tomb Raider game will "reinvigorate the franchise."
2. Crystal Dynamics is hiring folks to work on an installment in a "AAA franchise."
3. Toby Gard, the series' creator, is leading a design group for an "unannounced project."
4. Eidos is terrible at keeping its secret games under wraps.

About time.

They need to give it a new name, the Tomb Raider name has been tarnished and beaten to death.

What is she, like 55 years old now in?

Unexplored: Croft's Treasure.

@ Hatmoza - the Tomb Raider franchise will be 13 years old this christmas, so say she was like 25? back then .. well she is nearing the big 40!

@ BadgerGnome - hahahahah nice!

Yay! But I think Legend (especially), Anniversary, and Underworld (I've actually only played the demo) were all awesome as they were. Still I'm always open to even better Tomb Raider graphics and to pushing Lara's graphics farther and farther.

@ Aux - Yah I agree "Lara Croft - ________" would be a nice change.

They need to go back to focusing on puzzles instead of combat.

less straight forward action and shooting - more story(i hate the fact that the only story we have in TR games are the cutscenes at the beginning and at the end of each level), exploration and puzzles. i would love to see small sandbox levels in TR games.