Tomb Raider: Chronicles

Tomb Raider: Chronicles

"As a rare movie franchise with a female lead character, whoever replaces Jolie as Lara Croft will need just the right characteristics. She needs to be more than sexy - she needs to be tough, smart and physical."

"The idea for this blog, as usual, came from my random thoughts after I saw that Tomb Raider is set to be revitalised for the umpteenth time, this time in the hopefully capable hands of notable developer Square Enix. It is to be a tale of Lara Croft's origins, one that is apparently to explain her very first adventure. Now, call me picky, but I'm sure this has been done before. It happened in Tomb Raider Last Revelation when Lara was younger and it also happened in Tomb Raider Chronicles and h..."

"She is arguably the first true female “icon” in video game history, and despite how many times she appears to die on screen, well… she never really dies, does she?"

"In the UK, our friends at LOVEFiLM had wanted to poll their customers and users to what the best video game to movie adaptions were in preparation for this summer's blockbuster Prince of Persia starring Jake Gyllenhaal. So out of all the movies, which adaption topped the list? Silent Hill!?!?"

All Age Gaming's Ian Crane managed to obtain a piece of gaming history in the form of "The Art of Tomb Raider" which includes every possible significant piece of Tomb Raider art presented in a 568 page, two volume set. With only 2000 produced, this is something that would be a prized possession for any massive Tomb Raider fan. Ian provides us with his opinion on this unique piece of Tomb Raider history.

"After playing a joke on many game fans with our last Tomb Raider (or Fridge Raider) cosplay gallery, I wanted to make amends with those fans of Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider series who felt it was unfair to cast the character in a mocking light. So this week we present a real Lara Croft Cosplay Gallery."

""With Bayonetta strutting into stores this week, it's time to take a look at the toughest female characters gaming has provided gaming with over the years. We're talking ladies of steel; the kind that don't need to be suffering with hormonal pains to rip your head off. Gone is the insistent need to shop and the power to chat your body into a vacant boredom – these girls have far more pressing matters to get on with. By 'pressing,' we mean they are out saving the world or imprinting their high..."

Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider series has come a long way since the original. One "noticeable" change is Lara Croft's chest. Over time it's had reductions and enlargements, oddities and perfections.

Gareth Seiler of lazygamer.co brings you the timeline of Lara Croft's chest!