Crystal of Atlantis

After stirring controversy at Summer Game Fest, Crystal Dynamics has clarified how generative AI was used to make Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis.

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis made headlines last week not just for its release date trailer, but also for the developers' use of AI during the game's creation. Read more

I am not a Tomb Raider expert - my memories go about as far back as playing the bulk of the original and its sequel at a friend's house, aged something like seven to 10 years old, and attempting to break free of the same demo disc level for a few too many hours on end. But what I've always taken from my fuzzy recollections of late-90s Lara is that one of classic Tomb Raider's defining traits is its precision. Jump exactly here. Land exactly there. Manually press a button to grab the ledge. If you miss you die - or at least get very frustrated. Read more

Alex Wilton Regan plays Lara Croft in Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, and she's aiming to bring back the classic version of the icon.

Lara Croft is going back to the beginning in the upcoming Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, a new remake of the original Tomb Raider game from 1996. Taking on the beloved role of Lara Croft for this incarnation is Alix Wilton Regan, who spoke about the game and her famous character at IGN Live today. During the panel, IGN debuted a snippet of the new "Meet Lara Croft" featurette in which Regan and the game's creators speak about the long legacy of the character and bringing to life her latest incarnation, and which you can watch the full video of above. So what's it like stepping into the shoes