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GAME REVIEW – Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered (PlayStation 5)

By Marty Mulrooney

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Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered is a new three-game collection developed and published by Aspyr that brings Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation (1999), Tomb Raider: Chronicles (2000) and Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness (2003) to current-gen consoles and PC with improved visuals, modern control options, Photo Mode, classic cheat codes, trophies and achievements, and much more.

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GAME REVIEW – Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft (PC)

By Marty Mulrooney

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft brings back the iconic first three games in the Tomb Raider series – Tomb Raider (1996), Tomb Raider II (1997) and Tomb Raider III (1998) – to modern consoles and PC. Developed and published by Aspyr, who previously helped port the first six Tomb Raider games to macOS in the late ’90s/early 2000s, Tomb Raider I-III Remastered adds new features across all three games, including the ability to switch between original and enhanced graphics and classic and modern controls, a photo mode, health bars for boss battles and hundreds of unlockable achievements.

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BOOK REVIEW – The Making of Tomb Raider by Daryl Baxter

By Marty Mulrooney

The Making of Tomb Raider by Daryl Baxter

The Making of Tomb Raider is an unofficial behind the scenes book detailing the creation of the first two Tomb Raider games, written by British writer and podcaster Daryl Baxter. Interviewing more than 20 people, including the original team at CORE Design, this is the definitive account of how Lara Croft was born and how Tomb Raider became the global phenomenon it remains to this day.

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INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Shelley Blond (Lara Croft, Tomb Raider)

By Marty Mulrooney

Shelley Blond Interview - Alternative Magazine Online

To mark and celebrate the 22 year anniversary of Tomb Raider – released for Sega Saturn, PlayStation and PC in 1996 – Alternative Magazine Online is thrilled to present an exclusive online interview with veteran voice actor Shelley Blond, the original voice of Lara Croft!

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