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RHIANNA PRATCHETT
TAPS TOMB RAIDER
Copyright 2012 Crystal Dynamics Press Release
[ July 12th 2012 ]
Crystal
Dynamics, a Square Enix studio, today announced
award-winning games writer Rhianna Pratchett is
the lead writer of Tomb Raider - the acclaimed
origins story of Lara Croft, set for release March
5th 2013.
English-born
Pratchett has been writing for and about videogames
for over 14 years. Initially a games journalist,
Pratchett quickly moved her passion and skills
for creating immersive stories into the narrative
of several highly successful videogames.
"Rhianna
has been working on the game with the narrative
from its early inception," said head of studio
Darrell Gallagher. "She has brought a unique
perspective to the project and helped us explore
the character origins of Lara Croft. There is
no doubt that Rhianna has brought a depth and
credibility to Lara, a heroine who will really
connect with today's gamers."
"I
grew up playing Tomb Raider, uncovering the world's
secrets and unearthing its treasures; I have lived
and died as Lara Croft, but nothing comes close
to the challenge of re-writing her," said
Rhianna Pratchett, lead writer of Tomb Raider.
"Seldom
do we get the opportunity to reimagine and reinvent
a legend, so getting my narrative hands on Miss
Croft was a once-in-a-life-time opportunity. It
was going back to the genesis of videogame action
heroines and exploring how to make such an iconic
character meaningful and relatable for gamers
today."
Over
the course of her career she has received numerous
awards and nominations for her work, including
a BAFTA nomination for Story and Character and
a Writers' Guild of Great Britain award for Best
Videogame Script.
Pratchett
will be participating on two panels during Comicon
San Diego 2012, both on Saturday July 14th:12.00PM
- 2.00PM: The Tomb Raider development team talk
about the reimagining of a gaming icon on a panel
hosted by Zachary Levi at The Nerd Machine's Nerd
HQ at Block No. 16 Union & Spirits (344 7th Avenue
in downtown San Diego)
6.00PM
- 7.00PM: Pratchett joins recently revealed voice
of Lara Croft, Camilla Luddington, Tomb Raider
creative director Noah Hughes, global brand director
Karl Stewart and narrative designer John Stafford
in a panel moderated by Geoff Keighley (Game Trailers
TV, the Final Hours) at San Diego Comic Con (room
5AB).
For more
information on how to attend these panels, please
visit The Nerd Machine (http:// www.thenerdmachine.com/nerd-hq/)
or San Diego Comic Con (http://www.comic-con.org/
cci/cci12_prog_sat.php).
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