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CRYSTAL DYNAMICS
ANNOUNCES FREE DLC
Copyright 2010 Crystal Dynamics Press Release
[ August 17th 2010 ]
Crystal
Dynamics, a part of Square Enix Europe, is pleased
to announce that Lara Croft and the Guardian of
Light will be available this Wednesday, August
18th, on Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video
game and entertainment system from Microsoft as
a part of Microsoft's third annual Summer of Arcade
program.
Lara
Croft and the Guardian of Light is the first fully
downloadable title from developer Crystal Dynamics
as well as Lara's first downloadable Arcade adventure
which introduces a franchise first isometric camera
and two player cooperative adventure.
"We
put everything we could into our first downloadable
adventure and we're very proud of what we have
created," said Darrell Gallagher, General
Manager of Crystal Dynamics. "We designed
a game that can be played in three ways; as a
compelling single-player adventure, as a fun local
co-op game and as a wider online co-op experience
and we're pleased that gamers will have the chance
to play both single player and local co-op modes
on their living room couches at launch, with online
co-op allowing gamers to play across multiple
couches arriving shortly afterwards."
There
is also a full slate of DLC coming throughout
the rest of the year; which includes three gameplay
packs focusing on combat, exploration and puzzles
and two character packs which allow the player
a chance to experience the adventure with other
well-known videogame characters. A free update
will come soon after launch on Xbox 360 offering
online cooperative play (offline cooperative play
will be available on August 18) and full leaderboards.
"We
believe we have delivered a game which opens up
new types of gameplay that will excite not only
Tomb Raider fans, but all fans of digital gaming.
The launch of Guardian of Light is just the beginning,
we have a lot of additional content planned and
we will be offering the first DLC pack for free
for the first 30 days, exclusively on the Xbox
360, so that gamers can get a taste of some of
the exciting extras we have in store," continued
Gallagher.
Lara
Croft and the Guardian of Light begins with Lara
searching for an ancient artifact called the Mirror
of Smoke. Upon reaching the mirror, she is ambushed
by a mercenary army who steals the mirror and
releases an ancient evil named Xolotl. Xolotl
proceeds to wipe out the armed force and escape
with the artifact. Luckily, the disturbance also
awakens the Guardian of Light, Totec. In order
to track down and stop Xolotl, Lara must join
forces with Totec and ensure the world doesn't
plunge into an age of never-ending darkness.
Lara
Croft and the Guardian of Light will be available
this Wednesday, August 18th on Xbox LIVE Arcade
for 1200 Microsoft Points and will be available
for the PlayStation 3 PlayStation Network and
PC (via Steam) on September 28th, 2010 for $14.99.
The game is rated T for Teen by the ESRB.
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