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The Legacy of Lara Croft: Why Tomb Raider Still Thrills 30 Years Later

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This year marks the 30th anniversary of Tomb Raider, the seminal action-adventure platformer that debuted on the Sega Saturn, PC, and PlayStation in 1996. Protagonist Lara Croft quickly became an industry icon, receiving a whole line of sequels, revivals, and reboots, with games gracing virtually every major platform in the decades following. The franchise has […]

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It marks the 30th anniversary of the premiere of Tomb Raider, a time during which Lara Croft has continued to evolve in video games, cinema and television.

Tomb Raider is 30 years old: the famous saga has sold over 100 million copies, becoming an icon between video games, cinema and fashion.How time flies! Today 24 October 2026 celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Tomb Raider series, whose first chapter was launched for the first time on this date of 1996 on SEGA Saturn (on PlayStation and PC arrived the following month). Let's celebrate this anniversary by dusting up a series of curiosities abou…

At the end of October 1996, Core Design put in stores a game that was going to change the way to understand the adventure in three dimensions. Tomb Raider not only helped define a genre still in diapers, he also introduced a protagonist who would end up being much bigger than the video game itself. Three [...] Tomb Raider’s 30-year entry: Lara Croft, the heroine who went from consoles to dress Gucci and McQueen was first published in What!.

Lara Croft became one of the most recognized characters in video games, eventually conquering popular culture and becoming a global celebrity.

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The series of video games and films "Tomb Raider" celebrates its 30th anniversary, on October 24, 2026. The opportunity to return to the evolution of its cult character, adventurer Lara Croft, bent between his status as a pioneer of the game to the feminine and the fantasies of a part of the audience.

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Den of Geek broke the news on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
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