Concept Art, Details Leaked Of New Tomb Raider Game News

A heap of info on the as yet unannounced, next Tomb Raider adventure for Lara Croft have spread across the net like wildfire, revealing a reboot for the series in what appears to be an origin story of "a young and inexperienced" Lara.

It seems Ms. Croft will be springing into action across an open world island filled with "mysterious" enemies that appear to have scythes for arms (see concept art). Some of the leaked details also allude to elements of survival-horror gameplay across this remote Japanese island.

This info and concept art was originally dug-up by 4 Player Co-op but, along with a number of other US sites, the outlet has since removed these leaked images from its site at the request of Eidos and its representative companies.

Nonetheless, the info was around long enough for the following game description to find its way across the intertubes:

"When a sudden storm destroys her research vessel, a young and inexperienced Lara Croft finds herself stranded on a mysterious and remote island hidden off the shores of Japan.

"Despite several signs of various inhabitants the island is oddly deserted, and an uneasy feeling settles in as strange sounds emerge from the shadows. With only her determination, inner strength, and resourcefulness to help her, Lara must overcome the challenges of a harsh and unforgiving journey that will take her across a vast island wilderness and deep into the claustrophobic and menacing underground tombs from the island's past.

"As she struggles to prevail through brutal combat encounters and treacherous exploration, Lara will be pushed to her limits and forced to adapt to her situation in order to survive and escape from the lethal predators that stalk her every move."

A list of possible new features for the game was also contained in the leak and clearly refers to the aforementioned open-world, survival horror, and origin story elements of the game:

• Hunt or Be Hunted: Evade, outsmart, trick and kill the mysterious enemies that hunt you as prey.
• Survival Action: Brutally attack and defend yourself as you fight to survive through visceral one-on-one melee combat.
• Strategic Weapons: Gain an advantage in combat by finding an array of different melee and ranged weapons including a variety of guns, and the hunter's ultimate weapon, the bow.
• Creative Survival: React and adapt to the island by using only that which you can salvage from the environment like climbing axes, rope, and machetes that can be used to unlock new traversal and combat gameplay options.
• Free Movement: Scramble up a vertical cliff wall, sprint and leap across a huge chasm, steer mid-air to land a misdirected jump: There is no one right way to traverse, survive, and explore the harsh environment of the island.
• One Cohesive World: The diverse multi-region island is an open playground alive with creatures, weather, and natural events.
• Origin Story: The new Tomb Raider concept reboots the franchise by exploring Lara Croft's transformation into a hardened adventurer as you unravel the story behind the island's mysterious past.