As promised here’s the stunning new render of Lara as you’ll see her at E3!

We’ve also loaded up TombRaider.com with wallpaper downloads and a “Crossroads” fan kit to show your love of Lara on all your social profiles. You can find them via the “Downloads” section now!

What did you think of the Tomb Raider “Crossroads” trailer and the big March 5, 2013 release date reveal? If you missed it, hold tight and surf your way to IGN.com at 10:45 PM PST for the online debut.

Want more Tomb Raider? Tune into the Xbox: Entertainment Evolved E3 media briefing this Monday June 4 at 9:30 AM PST on Spike TV or Xbox LIVE for another exclusive look at the game.

Only one hour left till the debut of “Crossroads!” This is my “I’m excited for the trailer face.” Show me yours and I’ll share it on the blog!

Community “excite” faces:

• User Maxine’s excited face: Link
• User Lara_Zoz2006’s excited face: Link
• User Just*raidin*tomb’s excited face: Link
• User _Tomb_Raider’s excited face: Link
• Ray’s excited face: Link
• Max Raider’s excited face: Link
• Katya’s excited face: Link
• HollabackBoy’s excited face: Link
• King.Louie’s excited face: Link
• Philip’s excited face: Link

Today’s the day! Remember to watch GT.TV/Spike TV tonight at 10:00 PM PST/1:00 AM EST to view the world-exclusive Tomb Raider “Crossroads” trailer in full. Not sure when to tune in? This handy time zone converter will do the trick! Are you excited?

World Exclusive Tomb Raider “Crossroads” Gameplay Trailer to Debut on GT.TV/Spike May 31.

You’ve waited long enough. Tune into GT.TV/Spike at 10PM PST/1AM EST next Thursday to view the world exclusive Tomb Raider “Crossroads” gameplay trailer.

You can use the shiny new image above as a save-the-date, complete with a preview of Lara as you’ll see her at E3! 

As an added bonus, you can check out teaser of the trailer in action on Gametrailers now.

Happy weekend everyone! 

E3 2012 Community Ambassador Initiative

Happy Friday Everyone!

I’m very, very excited to reveal a community initiative that has been months in the making. In an effort to ensure the Tomb Raider community has representation at E3 we’ve handpicked 17 international representatives from the Official Fansite Program to be flown to Los Angles and act as ambassadors to the larger community.

The goal of the program is to give longtime webmasters press-like status at E3. We’re giving them access to the demo, interviews, and the E3 show floor so that they can best relay information and impressions about Tomb Raider to all of you!

The full list of attending ambassadors can be found below. I’m sure you’ll recognize some of the names!

Official Eidos Forums [Link]
Ambassador: Chip Henson
Country: United States
Language: English

LaraCroft.Name [Link]
Ambassador: Lyubov Petrova
Country: United States
Language: English

Lara Croft Online [Link]
Ambassador: Thomas Waskuc 
Country: United States 
Language: English 

Katie’s Tomb Raider Site [Link]
Ambassador: Katie Fleming
Country: Canada
Language: English

Lara Daily [Link]
Ambassador: Conrado Dittrich 
Country: Brazil 
Language: Brazilian Portuguese 

Tomb Raider Chronicles [Link] /Tomb Raider Forums [Link]
Ambassador: Jackles
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English

Planet Lara [Link]
Ambassador: Daniel Barnes 
Country: United Kingdom 
Language: English 

Guns & Grapple [Link]
Ambassador: Jaden Morretti
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English

Captain Alban [Link]
Ambassador: Clara 
Country: France 
Language: French 

Tomb Raider Online [Link]
Ambassador: Geoffrey Rossion 
Country: France 
Language: French 

Laraider [Link]
Ambassador: Elodie Boutet
Country: France
Language: French

Tomb Raider Net [Link]
Ambassador: Steven Rouxel
Country: France
Language: French

Lara’s Generation [Link]
Ambassador: Minerva
Country: Germany
Language: German

Tomb Raider Girl [Link] / WikiRaider [Link]
Ambassador: Jana Novatscheck
Country: Germany
Language: German

Croft Generation [Link]
Ambassador: Sergio Montero Gargallo (SeRmOnGaR)
Country: Spain
Language: Spanish

Tomb Raider Russia [Link]
Ambassador: Sergey Khoroshykh
Country: Russia/Ukraine
Language: Russian/Ukranian

Lara Croft Revolution [Link]
Ambassador: Domenico Giunchi (DomyRaider)
Country: Italy
Language: Italian

If you’re not part of one of the above communities, I’d like to welcome you to discuss E3 over on the Official Tomb Raider Forums. You can interact with the forum ambassador (Chip) threefold:

E3 Q&A Thread [Link]: In the Q&A thread you can ask any questions you have for the Tomb Raider team. A number of questions will be picked out and the forum ambassador will ask them directly (face to face!) during his visit to LA. Chip will also keep the second post of the thread updated so you can keep an eye on popular questions.

E3 Demo Thread [Link]: The demo thread is a place for all of you to give Chip hints about what you’d like him to look for in the demo. This is also where Chip will share his impressions and updates during the show, and a longer format preview of the game post-E3.

E3 General Chat [Link]: We’re also going to be maintaining the general E3 discussion thread. This will be your one-stop shop for all important E3 information, assets, and your impressions.

I’m extremely excited about this opportunity, and can’t wait to share E3 with fellow Tomb Raider fans! Here is to a fantastic show!

Crystal Tidbit #36 

With E3 less than two weeks away everyone at Crystal is hard at work preparing and packing. These massive hard cases are used to transport tech and consoles down to the show. I’ll be using a similar one to protect my podcasting equipment! 

Crystal Tidbits are exactly that - a weekly blip about life at Crystal Dynamics.

I love when print pieces show up to the office! USA Today featured Lara in its E3 roundup on June 13.