Tomb Raider, also known as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider between 2001 and 2008, is a media franchise that originated with an action-adventure video game series created by British gaming company Core Design. Formerly owned by Eidos Interactive, then by Square Enix Europe after Square Enix's acquisition of Eidos in 2009, the franchise focuses on fictional British archaeologist Lara Croft, who travels around the world searching for lost artefacts and infiltrating dangerous tombs and ruins. Gameplay generally focuses on exploration of environments, solving puzzles, navigating hostile environments filled with traps, and fighting enemies. Additional media has been developed for the franchise in the form of film adaptations, comics and novels. Development of Tomb Raider, the first video game, began in 1994; it was released in October 1996. Its critical and commercial success prompted Core Design to develop a new game annually for the next four years, which put a strain on staff.
| Genres | Action-adventure |
| Developers | Core Design, Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes Software, Ubisoft Milan, Square Enix Montréal, Eidos Montréal |
| Publishers | Eidos Interactive (1996–2009), Microsoft Game Studios (2015), Square Enix (2010–present) |
| Platforms | Android, Arcade, Dreamcast, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, iOS, Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows |
| First release | Tomb Raider, 25 October 1996 |
| Latest release | Shadow of the Tomb Raider, 14 September 2018 |
About Tomb Raider
Lara Croft returns in this film adaptation based on the 2013 version of the Tomb Raider video game franchise. Alicia Vikander took over the Lara Croft role from Angelina Jolie who played the character in the previous 2 films.
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The film was shot in Cape Town, South Africa and at Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden, England.
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Latest information about Tomb Raider updated on July 28 2021.
