LARA CROFT VOTED MOST ICONIC VIDEO-GAME CHARACTER

[ 4 April 2024 ]

British adventurer Lara Croft has been voted most iconic video-game character of all time in a poll conducted by BAFTA. Over 4,000 players from around the world engaged with the BAFTA poll and the results were announced on the official BAFTA website.

"Taking the number one spot is the generation-spanning heroine Lara Croft, star of the Tomb Raider franchise. Lara Croft first appeared in Tomb Raider for the Sega Saturn in 1996, nearly three decades ago, and has since been remastered and evolved several times for television, film, video games and even her own live immersive experience in London, England."

"Lara Croft has appeared in over 15 games, three films, multiple novelisations and comic book adaptations, and an upcoming Netflix animated series. This year alone, Tomb Raider I–III Remastered was released across multiple platforms and the highly anticipated Netflix TV show Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft is scheduled for release later in the year."

"Shelley Blond, the original voice of Lara Croft, will also present an award at the 20th BAFTA Games Awards on Thursday 11 April, in the official ceremony hosted at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London."

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