Our dear friends over at PCGamesHardware have posted a video comparison between the Definitive version of Tomb Raider that was recently released on next-gen consoles and the PC version that was released alongside the current-gen version. Obviously there are differences between these two versions, but we’ll let you decide for yourselves which one looks best. Enjoy! Continue reading Tomb Raider – Definitive versus PC Video Comparison→
Tomb Raider will be getting a “Definitive” version on next-gen consoles and a “GOTY” edition on both PS3 and X360. That’s something we already knew. What we didn’t know, however, was the fact that the aforementioned “GOTY” edition will be coming on the PC. Spotted by our reader ‘Peleau dareka’, Tomb Raider GOTY can be found in Steam’s registry and as we all know, Steam’s registry rarely lies. Continue reading Tomb Raider “GOTY” Edition Spotted In Steam’s Registry→
Time for yet another live action fan film for yet another video-game. YouTube’s ‘CanCinema’ has shared a new fan film that is based on the latest adventures of Lara Croft. Now I know what you’re wondering – is Lara’s breast big enough? You perverts. Anyway, this is a good fan film, though I don’t agree with the use of that particular music (I find it really ‘anticlimactic’). Enjoy!
Crystal Dynamics has released a new patch for the PC version of Tomb Raider, and according to its changelog, this patch comes with significant performance improvements in CPU limited areas. Now we are not certain about these improvements because we did not notice any at the start of Mountain Village (right after the attack from the wolves). But anyway, some users may notice those improvements, so kudos to Crystal Dynamics for at least releasing it. This update will be auto-downloaded from Steam and you can view its complete changelog below. Continue reading Tomb Raider Gets A New Patch With Significant Improvements In CPU-limited Areas→
It seems that the team behind Tomb Raider is already working on its next project. According to the LinkedIn profile of Matt McCulloch, Principal Level Artist at Crystal Dynamics, the company has already begun working on its next game, a game for which Matt has created some wildly cool environments. Not only that, but this project is said to be announced soon. Continue reading Crystal Dynamics is working on a ‘soon to be announced’ game→
Nixxes seems determined to fix all those issues that plague the PC version of Tomb Raider. That, or they don’t have any other project to work on. But anyway, the studio responsible for the Tomb Raider PC has released a new update that was meant to fix a problem introduced in the previous patch. Since this isn’t cool enough, though, the team has implemented a number of performance improvements that are specifically noticeable at higher quality levels. Naturally, this patch will be auto-downloaded from Steam, and you can find below its complete changelog. Enjoy! Continue reading Tomb Raider PC Gets Yet Another Update With Performance Improvements On Higher Quality Levels→
Nixxes Software has released a new update for the PC version of Tomb Raider that comes with some DX11 improvements, as well as various fixes. According to its release notes, this update features improved sunlight shadow quality, various performance optimizations, adds stereoscopic 3D reticle and increases the save slots from three to 99. This patch will be applied automatically next time you launch the game, and you can view its complete changelog below. Unfortunately, Mountain Village and Shanty Town are still plagued with optimization issues). Nixxes has promised to further polish the game, and will release more patches in the future. Continue reading New Tomb Raider Update Comes With DX11 Improvements & Various Fixes→
Nvidia has finally released a new beta driver for Tomb Raider, so it’s time to see how this title performs on the PC platform. The PC version of Tomb Raider was developed by Nixxes, the same studio that was behind Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Hitman: Absolution. DE:HR suffered from some minor stuttering issues, but was – generally speaking – an amazing PC version of a multi-platform game. Hitman: Absolution, on the other hand, suffered from optimization issues. Not only that, but some graphical effects of Hitman: Absolution were calculated by the CPU instead of the GPU. Truth be told, we were a bit worried about this whole thing and it appears that Tomb Raider also suffers from various optimization issues (though this time around, the CPU is not calculating any graphical effect).
We seriously love this kind of leaks. DevianArt’s Tomb-Raider-Empire has leaked some interesting artworks and a video from an early build of the newly released Tomb Raider game, showcasing some of the enemies and abilities of Lara’s that were not included in the final build. According to the artworks and the leaked video, the new Tomb Raider game was originally meant to be called Tomb Raider: Ascension, featured demons and giants similar to those of Shadows of Colossus, and Lara could horseback-ride during a mission. Moreover, a little girl was meant to be included as a gameplay companion, and there was a flamethrower as one of Lara’s weapons. Sounds closer to a Resident Evil/Shadow of Colossus mix than what we got, right? Kudos to NeoGAF user ‘Larson Conway’ for spotting it. In other news, our Performance Analysis will go live tomorrow so stay tuned for it! Continue reading Tomb Raider Was Originally Titled As Tomb Raider: Ascension, Featured Demons & Giants, Artworks Leak→
Good news for all Tomb Raider PC fans as Nixxes has released the first patch for it. This is the same patch that was introduced later this week, but was almost immediately taken down due to some stability issues. According to its changelog, this patch addresses some stability and startup issues on machines that have both Intel and NVIDIA graphics hardware, and comes with small improvements to TressFX hair rendering. We should note that SSAA with TressFX enabled brings a significant hit (after this patch) and Nixxes is investigating on it. You can find the complete changelog below and as with most Steam games, Tomb Raider will be auto-patched next time you launch the Steam client! Continue reading Tomb Raider – First PC Update Finally Released→
