{"id":41301,"date":"2012-07-13T15:01:55","date_gmt":"2012-07-13T13:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=41301"},"modified":"2012-07-13T15:03:07","modified_gmt":"2012-07-13T13:03:07","slug":"rhianna-pratchett-is-lead-writer-on-tomb-raider-reboot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/41301-rhianna-pratchett-is-lead-writer-on-tomb-raider-reboot","title":{"rendered":"Rhianna Pratchett is lead writer on Tomb Raider reboot"},"content":{"rendered":"

In what couldn’t possibly<\/em> be a clumsy attempt to distance themselves from all that controversy about a rape scene in the game and the complicated politics of gender representation in the industry today, Crystal Dynamics has announced that – TADA!<\/em> – Rhianna Pratchett is the lead writer on the Tomb Raider reboot. She’s a woman, you see, so everything is okay now.<\/p>\n

Pratchett has previously worked on Mirror’s Edge, Prince of Persia, and the Overlord series.<\/p>\n

“Rhianna has been working on the game with the narrative from its early inception,” said Crystal Dynamics boss 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.”<\/p>\n

Depth and credibility? Now we can forget about all that other stuff and pretend it never happened. What happened? Exactly.<\/p>\n

“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. “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.”<\/p>\n

Tomb Raider is slated for release on March 5th 2013.<\/p>\n

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Rhianna Pratchett – Tomb Raider lead writer<\/p><\/div>\n

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