Lara Croft awarded Guinness World Record

Lara Croft has been awarded a Guinness World Record as the 'Most Successful Human Videogame Heroine'.

There's just something about her

In a miraculous coincidence, coinciding with the release of Tomb Raider: Legend, Lara Croft has been recognised as "transcending the boundaries of videogames and becoming a recognisable figure in mainstream society," and been awarded the Guiness World Record as the 'Most Successful Human Videogame Heroine'.

Over the past ten years Lara has sold over 28 million games worldwide, made an appearance onstage with U2, been the cover model on over 200 magazines, and more recently has become a massive successes at the box office with the aid of Angelina Jolie. All this has propelled the value of the Tomb Raider licensing industry to over a staggering $1 billion. The girl has done good.

"It is a mark of the phenomenal success of the Tomb Raider series that 10 years after the first game release, Lara Croft is more popular now than ever. It is fitting that she has been recognised for this remarkable achievement." said Ian Livingstone OBE, the man responsible for discovering Lara back in 1996. "The new game Tomb Raider: Legend utilises the very latest capabilities in high definition gaming and Lara looks more stunning than ever before."

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend goes on sale today across Europe for the Xbox 360, Xbox, PlayStation 2 and PC.