Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration Revealed, Has PlayStation VR Support

As reported acouple days ago the Rise of the Tomb Raider release date had leaked via Gamestop Italy and this writer theorized that it happened due to a official announcement would be happening this week and it slipped early. Well today Crystal Dynamics Co-Head  Scot Amos took the the PlayStation Blog to announce Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration releasing on Oct 11, 2016. Below is an summation from that post detailing the announcement and what the game includes. 

“Hi everyone! We just announced that Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration will launch on PS4 October 11. We’re thrilled to share this news with you.

“[Crystal Dynamics] is celebrating with all Tomb Raider fans, thanking them for being on Lara’s 20 year journey with us,” said Scot Amos, co-head of the studio. “The team has packed in surprises, new story, and the top-requested special features into this 20 Year Celebration edition.

“Blood Ties, a new premium DLC, beckons players to explore Croft Manor in a new story mode; then defend it against a zombie invasion in Lara’s Nightmare. When Lara’s uncle contests ownership of the Manor, Lara must explore the estate to find proof that she is the rightful heir, or lose her birthright and father’s secrets for good.

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“Players can then test their zombie-killing skills in the re-playable Lara’s Nightmare mode: a haunted Croft Manor where players have new challenges and must rid the Manor of an evil presence.”

According to a press release, the PlayStation VR support lets players “unlock the mysteries of Croft Manor in first-person, while the new co-op Endurance mode lets fans team-up in the wilderness.

“Two players must team up to survive the harsh elements by day, as well as lethal threats from enemies by night. Fire takes fuel, food restores health, and every resource must be hunted, collected, or crafted. Battle to the top of the leader boards, as others try to beat your longest survival run.”

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To celebrate the history of Tomb Raider, a re-envisoned version of the cold-weather outfit and the Hailstorm pistol Lara used in Tomb Raider 3 will be available in the mode. A classic Lara card pack will let players play as various iterations of the character from over the years, including the original Lara model that started it all in 1996.

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Finally, the game will have a new Extreme Survivor difficulty: “This new difficulty level takes the toughness of Survivor and ratchets it up several notches starting with all checkpoints being stripped out of the game. The only way to save the game is forage enough resources to light campfires.”

Its Also worth noting all the new Content minus the VR experience will be coming to PC & Xbox One Season Pass Holders at no additional cost.

look below to see everything included in the Rise of the Tomb Raider 20 Year Celebration release.

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My Take: I’m very excited for this release I was hoping they would include all DLC in the package & even happier there is still new content coming for the game. Even a PSVR experience even if its short is an added bonus for when I pick up my PSVR. I will be preordering as soon as I can  & picking up day 1!

Source: PlayStation Blog

 

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