Events
2012
May 18th - E3 Judges Event
A pre-E3 event, located at the Viceroy Santa Monica hotel in Los Angeles. Karl Stewart is sat in a room, mocked up to be the “Library room"; the shelves all containing books about exploration and adventure.
June 5th - 7th - E3
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Familiar developer faces who attended the event were: Karl Stewart, Brian Horton, Scot Amos, Daniel Bisson, Darrell Gallagher, Ron Rosenberg, Brandon Fernández, Meagan Marie and Kyle Peschel. The 'Crossroads' trailer was revealed here as well as the Play Arts Kai figure. A number of fans from the official Fansite Program were flown out to this event to collect information. They were treated to a meet up with Brian and Karl to ask questions and a closer look at the demo.
Karl was kept busy with various meet ups with reporters: Spike Gametrailers and GameTrailers All Access Live. |
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The game received numerous nominations and awards:
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June 20th - Hamburg, Germany Press Tour
A museum ship called 'Captain San Diego' was rented out for this event! The press and German fans got to see a demo and had interview opportunities.
The community were then treated to a special “Captain’s Dinner” after the festivities finished.
The community were then treated to a special “Captain’s Dinner” after the festivities finished.
June 20th - Paris Press Tour
July 14th - San Diego Comic Con
There were a couple of panels taking place at SDCC:
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Panel Description: Karl Stewart (TOMB RAIDER global brand director), Noah Hughes (creative director), John Stafford (narrative designer) & Camilla Luddington (voice of Lara Croft) discuss the journey of reimagining one of the most iconic franchises in video game history, TOMB RAIDER, through story, performance and a lot of planning! As a world exclusive for the Comic-Con panel the team will also be joined by Rhianna Pratchett, Lead Writer responsible for crafting the story with the team over the last two years.
Panel #1: Nerd HQ: 344 7th Avenue Saturday, July 14, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Hosted by Zach Levi Live Stream: http://www.ustream.tv/embed/11342777 Note: “Conversations for a Cause” ticket required, and can be purchased at Nerd HQ Panel #2: San Diego Convention Center, Room 5AB Saturday, July 14, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Hosted by: Geoff Keighley Attendee Cap: 500 [Source] |
                  The gathering at Nerd HQ
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          The cosplay meet up at at Lou & Mickey’s at 1:00pm on 15th July
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August 15th- 19th - GamesCom
The Tomb Raider area could be found at the Deep Silver/Koch Media booth in Hall 7. In the evening of 15th August, Meagan hosted a community event who were given a private demo, hands-on session and goodies. Really good grub. In total, around 60 TR fans turned up for the event.
The Community Event
August 31st - PAX
At the Microsoft booth.
September - Eurogamer Expo
The Tomb Raider booth on the show floor. "The hands-on setup is huge, topping off at nearly fifty playable kiosks! It’s by far the largest presence Tomb Raider has had on a show floor yet". [Source] Cosplayer Athora-X came along as Lara on the Sunday and cosplayer LisaX became a “Survivor Doppelgänger.”
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On the 30th September, Meagan Marie and Brian Horton hosted a developer session, showing off the extended version of the “Crossroads” demo and answered some questions from the audience.
If you are interested, you can still view this on YouTube! |
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On Saturday 29th September, Meagan and Brian hosted a Tomb Raider community event at Square Enix Europe. Webmasters, cosplayers, and other super-fans in attendance.
"The evening kicked off with a demo hosted by Senior Art Director Brian Horton and myself, followed by an extensive Q&A session. We then proceeded to a lovely local Italian establishment for dinner. Sadly we had to leave before ordering desert because the table was reserved later in the evening. We rectified our need for sweets by loading up on ice cream at a nearby convenience store and returning to the office to chat and provide some hands-on time. Brian even used the added opportunity to doodle Lara on a fan’s iPad". [Source]
"The evening kicked off with a demo hosted by Senior Art Director Brian Horton and myself, followed by an extensive Q&A session. We then proceeded to a lovely local Italian establishment for dinner. Sadly we had to leave before ordering desert because the table was reserved later in the evening. We rectified our need for sweets by loading up on ice cream at a nearby convenience store and returning to the office to chat and provide some hands-on time. Brian even used the added opportunity to doodle Lara on a fan’s iPad". [Source]
October 4th - Igromir Convention
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The rundown for this event was as follows:
Convention Details Krocus Expo Exhibition Hall [Address] Show Hours: 10:00 AM – 18:00 PM Hands-On with Tomb Raider The 1C booth will host twelve playable Tomb Raider kiosks, available the duration of the show! “Descent” Presentation Meagan was on the 1C stage to introduce an action-packed sequence from the game.
Lara Croft Cosplay Finals! [Pics here] The first round took place on Sunday at 12:55 PM, with the finals held at 15:55 PM. Both on the 1C stage. [Source] |
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Meagan also hosted a community event for fans, where they were treated to a demo, goodies and some food.
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October 11th - 14th - New York Comic Con
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"Hands-On Hunting Demo
The Hunting demo makes another stop on its world tour. You can get your hands on one of many Tomb Raider kiosks at the Square Enix booth, #1802. Tomb Raider Archery Experience This is the one I’m particularly excited for. Our awesome team at SEA has planned out an archery activity within the Javits Center itself. Attendees can test their skills with three arrows, shooting at themed targets that can be taken home as a souvenir. If you manage to hit a bulls-eye, you’ll be treated to a limited edition lithograph! The experience will be supervised by the New Jersey School of Archery, so we’ll have experts about for tips should you need them. Endurance Crew Photos While you’re at the Archery Experience, make sure to take a photo for the road! Join the Endurance crew with your own unique badge at the booth. You’ll then be able to share it with friends on Facebook and Twitter. NYCC Art Auction for Child’s Play Charity Also taking place during the convention will be a series of charity auctions, the proceeds of which will go to Child’s Play. Fan works, signed lithographs and original hand-drawn art by project leads have been gathered from Square Enix properties including Sleeping Dogs, Deus Ex, Hitman, and Tomb Raider to contribute to the cause. The auctions will run through Saturday, October 13. Visit the Child’s Play eBay store (supported through eBay Giving Works) to bid. Other Initiatives As always, we’ve got some activities going on at the booth, such as Square Enix Members sweepstakes, live broadcasting, and so on. Keep your eyes out on the blog for specifics! Location: North Pavilion Walkway NC 106, Javits Center Hours: Thursday, October 11: 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM Friday, October 12: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Saturday, October 13: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Sunday, October 14: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM" [Source] |
Meagan even uploaded a couple of videos of her attempting the archery experience. [Video 1] [Video 2] and you can watch the whole thing being constructed [here]. Kotaku also had a try at it, which you can watch [here].
November - Paris Games Week
Not much information on this event either as it featured on the older official Tomb Raider blog, which is now lost. Cosplayers featured heavily.
27th November - Tomb Raider Tour in Paris
A press event took place in Paris, at the Musée de la chasse et de la Nature, with Game Director Danniel Bisson and Meagan Marie in attendance.
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Meagan hosted a pair of TR community events in Paris, showing off the game to webmasters, cosplayers, fan artists, and fans!
"The first event took place at the Musée de la chasse et de la Nature, in a similar vein to the press demo earlier that day. Attendees were treated to an extended gameplay session, some great grub, and exclusive souvenirs. The following day a second batch of fans visted the Square Enix France office and given a sneak peek of new gameplay followed by a nice Parisian lunch. We concluded the outing with an afternoon at The Guimet Museum, inspired to check out the ancient Japanese collection by ties to the upcoming Tomb Raider". [Source] |
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2013
January - CES
CES took place in Las Vegas and was open for the press to see the reveal of the multiplayer. Melonie Mac and Max Murray (Max Raider) was chosen as ambassadors and got to see and play the multiplayer and answer fan questions.
January 14th - IGN UK Multiplayer Event
Eidos Montreal multiplayer producer Joe Khoury and Crystal Dynamics game director Daniel Bisson were in London with IGN UK for a special Multiplayer event.
January - Dubai Press Event
Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix held an event in Dubai to reveal the news that Tomb Raider was to be the first Square Enix title to be localized in Arabic. The Lara Croft Arabic voice actress Nadine Njeim was there for the event, along with creative director Noah Hughes and a pair of members from the community. The photos were taken by Ahmad and Reno (Lara Croft: The Raider) for Crystal Dynamics.
March 22nd - PAX
The Tomb Raider team were once again at PAX.
Panel Description:
Crystal Dynamics brings together some of the talented development team members from various backgrounds who worked on Tomb Raider. The discussion will dive deep into their roles, responsibilities, and perspectives on recreating Lara Croft. Moderated by Susan Arendt from the Escapist, an audience Q&A will follow the panel.
Panelists:
Crystal Dynamics brings together some of the talented development team members from various backgrounds who worked on Tomb Raider. The discussion will dive deep into their roles, responsibilities, and perspectives on recreating Lara Croft. Moderated by Susan Arendt from the Escapist, an audience Q&A will follow the panel.
Panelists:
- Susan Arendt [Editor-in-Chief, The Escapist]
- Kam Zambell [Producer, Crystal Dynamics]
- Kari Hattner [Associate Producer, Crystal Dynamics]
- Nicole Tan [Artist, Crystal Dynamics]
- Meagan Marie [Community Manager, Crystal Dynamics]