A recent update to the ESRB’s ratings website has potentially leaked the existence of a newTomb Raidercompilation, featuring the previously announcedLara Croftspinoff games. Since the franchise’s debut on the PS1,the adventures of archaeologist Lara Crofthave grown into one of the most iconic franchises in gaming. The series features more than 10 main games between the earlier titles created by Core Design and the Square Enix published reboots developed by Crystal Dynamics. Now, it appears two of the franchise’s spinoff games are set to return to the spotlight soon.
The new reveal for the franchise comes afterTomb Raiderhad previously confirmed ports for the pair ofLara Croftspinoffs. BothLara Croft and the Guardian of LightandLara Croft and the Temple of Osiriswere confirmed in late 2021 to be coming to the Switch, then set for a 2022 release. Little information has surfaced about the status of the two ports since the reveal with their initial 2022 release window now come and gone. However, a recent ESRB rating may suggest the games' re-releases aren’t too far off.
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A new update to the ESRB’s online database has revealed the rating forThe Lara Croft Collection, believed to be a compilation re-release of bothLara Croftspinoffs. The compilation is referred to as a “collection of two action-adventure games” and given a T for Teen rating for mild blood, mild language, and violence. The update comes after developer Feral Interactive had gone mostly silent about the two games sincetheir announcement in October 2021. The rating page does not reveal a release date for the collection, though its existence suggests the game’s debut may be sooner than later.
The new information about theLara Croftgames comes as the franchise has gone somewhat dormant since the Crystal Dynamics reboot trilogy. The last main-seriesTomb Raidergame came with the conclusion of the franchise’s “Survivor” trilogy withShadow of the Tomb Raiderlaunching in 2018. Since then, the iconic series has only released a mobile spinoff inTomb Raider Reloadedearlier this year. Crystal Dynamics has confirmedanother main-seriesTomb Raidergameis in development, though little information about it has been revealed.
Despite little being known about the next newTomb Raidergame, some details have been shared by Crystal Dynamics. The newestTomb Raidergame will reportedly act as a uniting factor for the franchise, merging its several different storylines together. Crystal Dynamics has also confirmed thatAmazon Games will be publishing the newestTomb Raider, with the developer parting ways with Square Enix. TheLara Croftre-releases will look to be a way to tideTomb Raiderfans over until the next Crystal Dynamics adventure.
