SHINY NEW UNDERWORLD CONCEPT ART

[ 4 July 2008 ]

Eidos has dispatched five new pieces of conceptual artwork by artist Joel Boucquemont showcasing Tomb Raider Underworld. Tomb Raider Underworld is being developed by Crystal Dynamics and will be released on all major platforms November 2008.

The game courts a slew of new features including a brand new Next-Gen engine which uses a hybrid lighting model to combine dynamic lights with carefully created light maps, making Lara's world look stunning, alive and immersive.

Olympic gymnast Heidi Moneymaker is providing the motion capture for a more fluidic Lara Croft, with much of the animations being crafted into Tomb Raider Underworld by hand.

Tomb Raider Underworld pits Lara Croft in Southern Mexico where she must unravel the mystery surrounding the five missing days of the Mayan calendar, an apocalyptic time when the portals between the mortal realm and the Underworld dissolve, allowing ill-intending deities to causing disaster and mayhem.

Tomb Raider Underworld Conceptual Artwork