Ice baby. Lara Croft statue dubbed Snow Day out soon for pre-order. Priced at $259.99 with print-out of the Adam Hughes design. Envisioned by Hughes, sculpted by Miller, as previously featured on FYLC.

Rockin’ raider. How about a guest-starring for the next Band Hero DLC? As deviously posted by ze Nicobass.

Rockin’ raider. How about a guest-starring for the next Band Hero DLC? As deviously posted by ze Nicobass.

Pony incarnate. If Lara were a horse — a baby horse. A cute, girly, long-haired, baby horse. This she’d be. As deviously posted by MustBeJewel.

Pony incarnate. If Lara were a horse — a baby horse. A cute, girly, long-haired, baby horse. This she’d be. As deviously posted by MustBeJewel.

Photo-op mode. Lara Croft wielding a gun and the Excalibur. As deviously posted by FYLC favorite Halli-well.

Photo-op mode. Lara Croft wielding a gun and the Excalibur. As deviously posted by FYLC favorite Halli-well.

“Lara Croft” to be its own mini-series?

Crystal Dynamics’ Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light contains many firsts: It will be the first outing for the iconic adventurer that lacks the Tomb Raider moniker; it’s also the studio’s first console digital download release, and its first project since Square Enix acquired it last year.

Studio GM Darrell Gallagher explained to Gamasutra the reasoning behind the title shift, and said that Crystal Dynamics isn’t re-branding Lara with this game so much as branching the franchise — while remaining, so far, within a consistent universe for the heroine.

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She who raids tombs. Manga-fied Croft, still looking pouty-sexy. As deviously posted by lastscionz.

She who raids tombs. Manga-fied Croft, still looking pouty-sexy. As deviously posted by lastscionz.

Inside the Art of Tomb Raider. A brief “walkthrough” of the art book, courtesy of strange44.

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light as featured in Games Master Magazine. Click on image to zoom in. Courtesy of mkdfan of Tomb Raider Forums.

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light as featured in Games Master Magazine. Click on image to zoom in. Courtesy of mkdfan of Tomb Raider Forums.

Crystal Dynamics confirms “pillar release” for the franchise

Following talks of a second project in the works at Redwood HQ, Karl Stewart, global brand director at Crystal D has confirmed that the team is working on the “pillar release” of the Tomb Raider franchise.

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Fresh out of water. Lara Croft likes raiding the underwater caverns, the open sea and any place where she can reasonably wear her body-baring swimsuits. And why shouldn’t she? As deviously posted by Webcomicfan.

Fresh out of water. Lara Croft likes raiding the underwater caverns, the open sea and any place where she can reasonably wear her body-baring swimsuits. And why shouldn’t she? As deviously posted by Webcomicfan.

There’s finesse in back-breaking. Lara Croft shows you how it’s done in Thai ruins. As deviously posted by Hali-well.

There’s finesse in back-breaking. Lara Croft shows you how it’s done in Thai ruins. As deviously posted by Hali-well.

How about a guided tour? Here’s a shot that shows the scale of the downloadable title. Multi-level traversal ought to please old-school ‘Raiders. Now if only we knew how to move about these spaces.

How about a guided tour? Here’s a shot that shows the scale of the downloadable title. Multi-level traversal ought to please old-school ‘Raiders. Now if only we knew how to move about these spaces.

Gun-totting duo. Lara Croft and Totec show them spiders how it’s done. Get a feel of the flame thrower this summer in Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light. Screenshot released by Crystal Dynamics.

Gun-totting duo. Lara Croft and Totec show them spiders how it’s done. Get a feel of the flame thrower this summer in Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light. Screenshot released by Crystal Dynamics.

When, where, and for how much you can get the game

Of course, by game, we mean Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light. Details have spilled from the GDC showing of the spin-off and we’ve got all the release must-knows for you.

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Guardian of Light to feature “hand-drawn” motion comics

Fresh details from GDC: Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light won’t feature traditional cutscenes as seen in canon series. The spin-off will be opting for a more stylish exposition.

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