In case you miss the news in October, Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft animated series is coming soon to Netflix!
We must admit, it does look good, and seldom do Netflix miss the mark. Can’t wait for this one.
source: Netflix
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‘Tomb Raider’ Film in the Works at Amazon Studios!
Some exciting news for Lara Croft Fans!
As reported exclusively in The Hollywood Reporter;
the retail giant and streamer has teamed with Dmitri M. Johnson’s dj2 Entertainment for a massive rights deal to make a Tomb Raider feature film, in addition to the newly announced TV series from Phoebe Waller-Bridge and at least one video game in the Lara Croft franchise.
Fusing all three elements of Tomb Raider across film, TV and video games is a smart business decision in creating a huge franchise which will hit the mark with millions across the globe. This is very cool news for Tomb Raider/Lara Croft fans (like Ms. ausretrogamer)!
We’ll keep across this news and report when we find out more.
[story source: The Hollywood Reporter / image source: Crystal Dynamics]
Royal Mail Video Games Stamps
Whoa, how darn awesome is this – Royal Mail (Australia Post equivalent in the UK) has announced their latest special stamp set based on iconic and classic UK-designed video games from the 80s and 90s!
There are quite a few items to choose from this special Royal Mail Video Games stamp set; from presentation packs, framed stamps, collector’s sheets, to postcards, collector packs, souvenirs and stamp books, there is something for everyone and for every budget.
These special stamp sets go on sale on January 21, 2020! If you want more info or would like to pre-order these cool stamp sets, go here.
PS: We wouldn’t mind some of their Star Wars stamps too 😉
image source: Royal Mail
LEGO Minifigs: Unleash Your Inner Mini Retro Gamer
Just like Elaine Benes of Seinfeld fame once said, “I am without speech”. Well, if Elaine was to see these Minifigs in the Game On! range, she’d probably be speechless yet again!
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, there we said it! With these mini arcade cabinets resembling the classics with some clever title manipulation like Puc-Mun, Dankey Kang and Brick Invaders, you are sure to unleash your inner mini retro gamer. Made with loving detail, these old arcade machines even come with their corresponding game screens too!
Oh yeah, your mini arcade machines will also need mini players, so with the likes of Lara Croft, Chun Li, Ryu and Solid Snake, you should be set!
image source: Minifigs.Me
2018 World Video Game Hall of Fame Inductees
The games in the fourth class of The Strong’s World Video Game Hall of Fame® battled enemy starships, avoided tackles, climbed through dark tunnels, and fought off fantastical creatures to win their esteemed places in the hall.
Steve Russell’s Cold War inspired Spacewar!, Electronic Arts’ John Madden Football, Final Fantasy VII and one of the most recognisable game franchises, Tomb Raider have been inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame and emerged from a field of 12 finalists that also included Asteroids, Call of Duty, Dance Dance Revolution, Half-Life, King’s Quest, Metroid, Minecraft, and Ms. Pac-Man.
The four inductees span multiple decades, countries of origin, and gaming platforms, but all have significantly affected the video game industry, popular culture, and society in general.
The 2018 inductees join other illustrious video games from years gone by like Street Fighter II (2017), Donkey Kong (2017), Grand Theft Auto III (2016), The Legend Of Zelda (2016), Super Mario Bros (2015), Tetris (2015) and Doom (2015) to name just a few.
Surely the old gaming classics that missed out this time, like Asteroids, Ms. Pac-Man and Metroid will make it in the Hall of Fame at some point in the not too distant future?
Let us know what you think of this year’s inductees on Twitter or Facebook! For more details on the complete World Video Game Hall Of Fame list, go here!
image source: The Strong – Museum Of Play
Tomb Raider Film Looks Like 2013 Game
By: D.C. Cutler, U.S.A.
It is rare that the tenth instalment of a video game is the best of the franchise. 2013’s Tomb Raider, an action-adventure game developed by Crystal Dynamics, was a reboot that reconstructed the origins of Lara Croft. The Warner Bros. Pictures film, coming out in March, starring Alicia Vikander, looks very similar to the classic ’13 Raider.
I liked the gritty, dark turn the ’13 Raider took. The violence was slightly outrageous, but it definitely pleased the fans of the franchise. It was time for a reboot and Crystal Dynamics and the publisher, Square Enix, knew it. It was vastly different from all of the prior Tomb Raider games and it was grounded by Lara Croft’s origin story. I think it’s one of the best games of the decade…so far.
The new Tomb Raider film’s trailer has the same colour pallet as the ’13 game. It looks like the film’s director, Roar Uthaug, has pulled various scenes directly from the hit game. The game centred on Croft’s survival and exploring an island and its various tombs. That’s what the film appears to centre on as well.
image source: The Nerd Mag
Academy Award winner Alicia Vikander looks just like the ’13 Croft; it’s indistinguishable. She’s an excellent actress; just watch Ex Machina or The Danish Girl. It’ll be interesting to see if Vikander can pull off such an iconic action character in a film that could be a tent-pole film for Warner Bros. She has the physicality and dramatic chops to bring a truly captivating Croft to the big screen.
I hope Vikander’s Croft is as cold blooded as the’13 game version. The gritty compositions, and some of the tilted camera angles in the trailer, mirror the imagery from the game. It’s just a teaser trailer, but I like what I see. The costume design is also on point, which is important for a property that has such a large following.
We have to wait until March to see if Tomb Raider will be that one great film based on a video game. From the teaser, and being an aficionado of the ’13 game, I’m anticipating Raider almost as much as Disney’s Solo: A Star Wars Story and Avengers: Infinity War.
Assassin’s Creed and Warcraft had good trailers too. I turned Assassin’s Creed off fifteen minutes in.
It’s astonishing that a film studio still hasn’t cracked the code on making an exceptional movie based on a video game franchise.
Tomb Raider has to be rated R to truly be like the ’13 game. Will it be as bold with its violence and death scenes as the iconic game? I bet it’ll be a safe PG-13 for box office reasons.
‘Boom Raider’ By Fury Fingers Films
You already know we love Fury Fingers Films’ work, and now we have one more reason to love them because they’re back with another amazing video game parody film – this time they have set their sights on Rise of the Tomb Raider. In ‘Boom Raider’ watch Lara (played by the very talented ShiveeeJam) work hard to find just the right shot to make that red barrel go ‘BOOM!’.
Video source: Fury Fingers Films on YouTube
Photographer Steamkittens visited the two day shoot to take some behind the scenes and still shots – they are simply gorgeous. Here are just a few, visit their album on Facebook for the whole set.
Be sure to subscribe to the Fury Fingers YouTube channel, like their Facebook page, and follow them on Twitter. Also like / follow ShiveeeJam (Facebook & Instagram) and Steamkittens (Facebook & Instagram).
Source: Fury Fingers Films on YouTube
All images: Steamkittens
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Ms. ausretrogamer
Co-founder, editor and writer at ausretrogamer – The Australian Retro Gamer E-Zine. Lover of science fiction, fashion, books, movies and TV. Player of games, old and new.
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Tomb Raider: The LEGO Valley
Tomb Raider is one of my all-time favourite games, and ‘The Lost Valley’ is one of my favourite levels – and I must not be alone, as Janet Van D has built a model of the level out of LEGO. 18,000+ pieces of LEGO in fact! The model took her four months to build and was completed in June 2014. It was displayed at Brick2014 in London.
Watch The Brick Show take us on a video tour of Janet’s awesome work of brick art.
Source: The Brick Show on YouTube
Here are some beautiful still shots for your visual pleasure.
Overview
Overview – Dinosaurs!
Broken Bridge – Medipack
Broken Bridge
Large Waterfall
Secret Passage!
Medipack
Valley Floor
T-Rex
Lara Minifig
Finally, watch this walkthough of the original ‘The Lost Valley’ if you want to refresh your memory.
Source: Richard Halloran on YouTube
Source: Janet Van D on Deviant Art, The Brick Show on YouTube, Richard Halloran on YouTube
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Ms. ausretrogamer
Editor and Researcher at ausretrogamer – The Australian Retro Gamer E-Zine. Lover of science fiction, fashion, books, movies and TV. Player of games, old and new.
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Getting Ready For PAXAus 2014: Ms. Ausretrogamer’s DIY Lara Croft Cosplay
I had always wanted to make my own cosplay costume. I was inspired by all the awesome cosplay I saw at PAX AUS last year. To prepare for PAX AUS 2014 I dusted off my sewing machine and hot glue gun and embarked on a DIY cosplay adventure!
I did not have to think hard to choose the subject for my creation – I adore the Tomb Raider series, so Lara’s pistols and holsters were the obvious choice.
Here is how I did it:
First I found the pistols – it took a bit of searching, but I eventually found some on Amazon.
Next I got some black leather-look vinyl, strapping and clips for the holsters from Spotlight – the sales assistant asked me what I was making, and I initially said shyly ‘just a costume’ but when I realised how suspicious that sounded I explained it was for holsters!
To make the holsters:
- Cut 4 from the vinyl, glue 2 together and sew the top and bottom edges.
- Fold into a cone shape around barrel of the gun and glue the long edges together.
Then I attached the holsters to the belt (the belt was just $4.25 – thanks Salvos)
- Cut and sew loops on the ends of 4 straps. The straps should reach from the belt to the middle of the holsters.
- Cut and sew loops on the ends of 2 straps. These straps should reach from the middle of the holsters to the leg straps/bottom of the holsters. Sew together in a ‘Y’ shape.
- Then glue the holsters onto the ‘Y’ shaped straps.
Finally make the thigh straps (with clips to allow for bio breaks!).
To complete my outfit I got some leather fingerless gloves from eBay.
And here is the finished product – now I’m ready for PAX AUS 2014. Don’t forget to stop by to say hello to the ausretrogamer team and play a game or two (or three) in the classic console area!
Tomb Raider image source: TombRaiders.Net
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Ms. ausretrogamer
Editor and Researcher at ausretrogamer – The Australian Retro Gamer E-Zine. Lover of science fiction, fashion, books, movies and TV. Player of games, old and new.
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Tomb Raider: DLC Additional Lara Croft Deaths
Would you like to download additional deaths of Lara Croft? You do? What are you, a sadist? If you want to sample the kinds of ‘deaths’ you can download for Lara, check out this video.
WARNING: Not for the squeamish!
source: Animation Domination High-Def