As speculated, the next Tomb Raider game will be unveiled in this coming issue of Game Informer magazine, publisher Square Enix announced this morning. Digital Game Informer has since released the cover art for said issue, which shows a battered and gashed Lara Croft with a bow slung over her right shoulder. You can also see a ravaged ship in the distance and dark storm clouds above.
  
Long-time Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics will be heading up the project, which will probably be a reboot of the franchise. According to a Square Enix, this game (simply titled "Tomb Raider") will feature a "young and inexperienced" (as well as an "ordinary") Lara Croft who "finds out just how far she must go in order to stay alive" after her ship wrecks on a beach.   
 
"Forget everything you knew about Tomb Raider," said Darrell Gallagher, head of Crystal Dynamics in a press release. "This is an origins story that creates Lara Croft and takes her on a character defining journey like no other." 
  
Here's that Game Informer cover, by the way:  

As speculated, the next Tomb Raider game will be unveiled in this coming issue of Game Informer magazine, publisher Square Enix announced this morning. Digital Game Informer has since released the cover art for said issue, which shows a battered and gashed Lara Croft with a bow slung over her right shoulder. You can also see a ravaged ship in the distance and dark storm clouds above.
  
Long-time Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics will be heading up the project, which will probably be a reboot of the franchise. According to a Square Enix, this game (simply titled "Tomb Raider") will feature a "young and inexperienced" (as well as an "ordinary") Lara Croft who "finds out just how far she must go in order to stay alive" after her ship wrecks on a beach.   
 
"Forget everything you knew about Tomb Raider," said Darrell Gallagher, head of Crystal Dynamics in a press release. "This is an origins story that creates Lara Croft and takes her on a character defining journey like no other." 
  
Here's that Game Informer cover, by the way:  

Hope it turns out well.

Looks meh

Wasn't this posted a few hours ago on the forums? 

She kind of looks like Jennifer Garnet in this pic.

Anyone else think Lara Croft looks exactly like Jolene Blalock?

The last few Tomb Raiders game have been cool, the Lara Croft game was unique so they have done a good job with it so far, hopefully it will be a good reboot

Rumour*
 
Gawd!

it's like mix of hl2 ( Borelius) and witcher ^_^

" Looks meh "

God I love marketing hyperbole. A JOURNEY LIKE NO OTHER. Seriously. Do they write this stuff expecting people to buy in to it?
 
More accurate would probably be "Yeah, you've probably done this journey before, but this time, BOOBS!".

" Wasn't this posted a few hours ago on the forums?  "

" @Fontan said:

" Wasn't this posted a few hours ago on the forums?  "

Most of the news/trailers posted on GB is already on the forums hours before, more often than not. "

Shee looks a bit like Hilary Swank.

Bad advertising lol

At this point in video games do people still give a shit about Lara Croft?

Was the world really asking for a gritty, dark Tomb Raider?

" @Abyssfull said:

" @Fontan said:

" Wasn't this posted a few hours ago on the forums?  "

Most of the news/trailers posted on GB is already on the forums hours before, more often than not. "

It's the sad truth when there's only a couple of guys living normal lives that post the news here. Back when I was writing for an awesome but not-so-top-tier website, much of the front page stuff came from forums and other sites. It goes on the front door so the folks who don't browse the forums daily and don't traverse to other gaming news sites often still get the news (don't say they don't exist. Since I left SG, I only go to GB but I barely browse the forums, so we are out there.) I never would have seen this otherwise. "

Lara Croft. Still hot. 

Haven't they "rebooted" this franchise like 4 times already? I feel like every new Tomb Raider game they put out is branded as a reboot. The last few have been pretty well-received though, so I won't speculate on the quality. I do remember the first 3 or 4 TR games on the PlayStation fondly... I've been thinking about picking one of these newer ones up but I dunno, I think the time has passed for me for Tomb Raider. Maybe if this one turns out well I'll check it out.

i wonder at what point it would become more beneficial to have this be a completely new IP with some Tomb Raidery inspiration.  I might actually be more interested in that, honestly, although I still want to see how this is gonna work out.
 
 
@xhavoc86 said:

" Bad advertising lol "

Are they following up Navigatr's idea for a Tomb Raider game?

They're going to have to make some pretty big changes to make me give a damn.

I want something like the first game. No pardon, not easy where you sometime wanted to thought the disc through a wall.

" Forget everything you knew about Tomb Raider" 
 
DONE.

NO! 
 
ENOUGH! 
 
GOD DAMMIT! 
 
I have had it with them constantly fucking about with the Tomb Raider franchise. Jesus Christ leave it alone already! :(

why does she have a bow? where are the guns

Man...everyone is so down on Tomb Raider. The Crystal Dynamics TR games have actually been pretty good and it sounds like they're serious about wanting this game to be something. People saying it looks like shit based on concept art and a promo picture are just dick heads.
 
 Being so pessimistic is no way to live guys :(

" @animathias said:

" @Abyssfull said:

" @Fontan said:

" Wasn't this posted a few hours ago on the forums?  "

Most of the news/trailers posted on GB is already on the forums hours before, more often than not. "

It's the sad truth when there's only a couple of guys living normal lives that post the news here. Back when I was writing for an awesome but not-so-top-tier website, much of the front page stuff came from forums and other sites. It goes on the front door so the folks who don't browse the forums daily and don't traverse to other gaming news sites often still get the news (don't say they don't exist. Since I left SG, I only go to GB but I barely browse the forums, so we are out there.) I never would have seen this otherwise. "

I don't begrudge them for having the users beat them to the punch with gaming news and updates as of course small team bleh bleh blah, but with how long it can take for them catch on is a little silly. Sometimes it's days before GB happen to take notice. "

This sounds promising. The whole stranded-on-an-island thing reminds me of the King Kong movie game, which was AWESOME.

" Anyone else think Lara Croft looks exactly like Jolene Blalock? "

They better drop a Nathan Drake easter egg in there. 
 
I thought it would have been cool in Uncharted 2's journal, Nathan had a list of girls and contact info. They should have put Lara in.

a human-looking lara croft? possibly survival based? sounds good. hope they pull it off.

The Ol' girl is due for a reboot.  I'm glad she saw success with the downloadable title, hopefully they'll take the remake serious and not try to do simple cash ins and sully the once proud franchise more than it has been in the past.

" I would like the franchise to turn into a survival horror kinda thing, I think it would be cool.  "

Now this is a Lara Croft I can get behind.

I feel like the the new Tomb Raider is going to be an Uncharted clone which isn't a bad thing.

Think they'll change her nationality?

" " Forget everything you knew about Tomb Raider"  DONE. "

Ahh, I liked the English Noble stuff. TEEN STUCK ON AN ISLAND WITH ZOMBLERZ and I just have to sort of shrug. Tomb Raider was good for what It was, trying to shoe horn Lara into things doesn't really work in my opinion. The 18+ Rating as far as gore and dialogue is concerned sounds promising though.
 
Added :
"There are brutal deaths in the game this time. One is described as a deranged man stabbing Lara in the chest and then closing her eyes after she's dead. Another includes a boulder falling on her leg to trap her before another falls and crushes her head. "
 
Oh dear.

Just finish making the game this time, CD. I wanted to love Underworld, but its so damn janky.

Hopefully Square Enix doesn't try to "anime up" Tomb Raider. It kinda worries me, I've been interested in Deus Ex: HR but it seems like the "Ghost in the Shell" style is being used more heavily in it (granted there was always a little of that in DE).

Looks like an awareness poster for child abuse

That character looks terrible, not that the old model was any good...

That is one kick ass picture.

Instantly uninterested with every word the CD man used to describe the game.

Gritty reboot incoming, hide your wallets!

Oh Tomb Raider, you are so mediocre.