TOMB RAIDER 15-Year Art Exhibition Ends; Charitable Initiative Begins

Crystal Dynamics, a Square Enix studio, today announced TOMB RAIDER's 15-year anniversary exhibition has ended, with a gallery of commissioned art now ready to debut in its entirety.

Crystal Dynamics played curator to the unique digital exhibition, commissioning eight original pieces from an accomplished collection of artists and releasing them throughout the month of October to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the franchise. The pieces showcase the new vision for Lara Croft in the eagerly anticipated TOMB RAIDER®, while embracing the individual style of each handpicked artist.

The exhibit includes contributions from three legacy TOMB RAIDER artists, most notably franchise creator Toby Gard. Two Crystal Dynamics artists also lent their skills, in addition to a third artist from sister-studio Eidos Montreal. A pair of fresh faces chosen for their unique styling round out the list of contributors:

- Work #1: "Rebirth" by Andy Park

- Work #2: "The Depths" by Camilla d'Errico

- Work #3: "Wolf Den" by Long Vo

- Work #4: "Shipwreck Beach" by Brenoch Adams

- Work #5: "Into the Darkness" by Brian Horton

- Work #6: "The Crucible" by Randy Green

- Work #7: "Profile Pic" by Jonathan Jacques-Belletête

- Work #8: "Kyudo" by Toby Gard

The art exhibition's close marks the start of Crystal Dynamic's partnership with The Nerd Machine. A limited run of t-shirts and prints featuring work from the exhibit are now available for purchase online, with a portion of the proceeds going to the Child's Play Charity.

The TOMB RAIDER franchise has sold over 35 million copies worldwide and inspired one of the most successful video game film adaptations in history, grossing over $300 million at the global box office with protagonist Lara Croft becoming a contemporary global icon. TOMB RAIDER is in development for a multi-platform release, and is slated to launch fall 2012.

TOMB RAIDER is not yet rated. Please visit the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) website at www.esrb.org for more information about ratings.