With Shadow Of The Tomb Raider, Lara has now completed another trilogy, probably by falling through its roof and shooting it in the face. This would be the second set of three games from Crystal Dynamics (with help from other parts of Eidos), following on from the six titles created by Core (if you don’t count the Game Boy ones). She’s twelve main games old, twenty-ish if you count the mobile and off-brand ones, and 22 years old if you count in linear time. I’m here to argue ...

Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time. As the latest Lara trilogy reaches its end, it seems a good moment to cast one’s mind back to the beginning of the previous one. Because crikey it was good. (more…)

You probably like action games. But which ones should you like best?! We’ve narrowed it down to 25, and then put them in the unimpeachably correct order. Read on for details of the best action biff-zap-collect-me-do gaming you can stuff down your trousers. …

June 2003: a remote jungle clearing outside Moshi, Tanzania. I am seventeen. It is sometime after midnight. My skin is sticky with pesticide and sweat. In the treacle dark, my friend Rachael’s face presses hot against my shoulder. The hiss of the jungle soars into the sky in a cacophonous, unbearable symphony. I need to pee. (more…)

Pre-Purchase Tomb Raider now on Steam, receive 10% off, and help unlock special rewards! Possible rewards include a free copy of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, the Challenge Tomb DLC, and the Endurance DLC Pack. Check out the store page for more details. Tomb Raider explores the intense and gritty origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a frightened young woman to a hardened survivor. Armed only with raw instincts and the ability to push beyond the limits of human endurance, Lara m...