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Tomb Raider multiplayer confirmed, developed by Deus Ex studio

NewsPublish Date 02/01/2013 - 10:19am GMT

Eidos Montreal helping out with online multiplayer, Crystal Dynamics reveals.

Tomb Raider will feature a multiplayer mode, Square Enix has confirmed.

Leaving Crystal Dynamics to put the finishing touches to the game's single-player campaign, Tomb Raider's online mode is being developed by Deus Ex: Human Revolution studio Eidos Montreal, and will be formally revealed in the next issue of OXM US.

"I know you all will have dozens and dozens of questions," Crystal Dynamics' community manager Meagan Marie said on the game's official forums, "hang in there.

"OXM has the exclusive details for now. We'll have lots of information coming out of CES in early January. I can't answer much (anything) until then."

Tomb Raider's multiplayer was first rumoured last month after a pulled listing at GAME suggested that a team-based competitive multiplayer would be included.

Amazon is also offering a "top-secret" pre-order incentive due to be revealed early this year, which we suspect may be a multiplayer-based bonus...

Source: forums.eidosgames.com

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rbevanx@ munkee

And there was me thinking I had a bit too much time on my hands the other day ;)

Posted 12:30 on 02 January 2013

munkee

Okay, possible Lara Croft multiplayer mode.

Be strong girl!
One person is Lara, the other players are male chauvinists. The men take it in turns to hunt wildlife while Lara is continually mocked for having thin upper arms and not allowed to join in. The countdown starts at zero and doesn't end until Lara has had enough of the mockery and quits. Or, Lara teaches the men a lesson in equal-rights and manages to hunt the biggest creature in the arena. If Lara loses and quits then she must return home and wait for the men to return so that she can cook them dinner. If Lara stands her ground, hunts and catches the largest beast, then the men must cook dinner while Lara cracks open a cool beer from the fridge and goes up a rank.. Be strong girl!

Posted 11:35 on 02 January 2013

rbevanx@ CheekyLee

Sounds a bit like what Doritos and Mountain Dew did with Halo 4 XP I think. People will do it but I agree it's just a waste of money and this element is down to the gamer.

Posted 11:19 on 02 January 2013

CheekyLee @ munkee

That's pretty much what I'm saying. I won't be playing any "pay to win" games, and they will make less money out of me than if they just released really cheaply, but with everything included, in the first place. I strongly suspect I am not alone in my stance.

Posted 11:15 on 02 January 2013

munkee @ CheekyLee

Just because nobody complained, didn't make it right. Paintball salesmen are popping up around the country like mobile phone salesmen used to (men, women, people, whatever). It's standard business procedure. Charge an entry fee, then try to squeeze as much extra money out of people, once they are tied-in, as you can. All the time people are happy (not even happy, just willing) to hand over more money, businesses will continue to take it.

I don't want to buy a new coat for my virtual death machine because it gives me +10 death-bringing. I don't want developers wasting time on creating this pointless content, when they could be making my games better instead. I can't blame them. Business is business. I blame the idiots who keep buying it.

EDIT: Spend more money to be better at the game is a concept that I disagree with most.

Posted 11:10 on 02 January 2013

dudester

Am envisioning an uncharted mp in a lara skin!

Posted 11:00 on 02 January 2013

CheekyLee @ munkee

I await the day when somebody manages to tell me exactly why that is so wrong. I have been paintballing, and nobody complained that extra ammo cost more money in that arena.

Posted 10:57 on 02 January 2013

munkee @ Clockpunk

All the time that idiots pay for it, they'll continue to make it. Blame it on the gamer. I do.

Posted 10:46 on 02 January 2013

Wido

I won't knock it till I tried it. Take ME3 MP for example and it could/might surprise peoppe.

Posted 10:46 on 02 January 2013

Clockpunk

What are the odds it will feature equipment packs bought with ingame currency or MSP / real currency as well? After all, that seems to be the 'in thing' right now...

Posted 10:44 on 02 January 2013

munkee

Phew. Thank the gods for that! Tomb Raider would have been a flop without multiplayer. After all, it's core essence has always been multiplayer. It's already got me excited thinking about which of the games rich history of characters I'm going to play as. I don't want to be obvious and play as Lara though :/

I'm glad that they are working so hard on adapting Lara into this modern woman with deep emotions and a real purpose in the world. I can't wait to see what suitable multiplayer events they come up with. Because, frantically running around big open spaces while trying to murder huge numbers of people is so dumb and passé for a girl like her.

Posted 10:30 on 02 January 2013