LaraCroftForum.com

It is highly likely that "Cold Darkness Awakened" (please check our latest blog post on tumblr for details) wasn't the last DLC to come out for Rise of the Tomb Raider. A leakage has revealed that another DLC idea was being explored by the team. Requests by fans and the fact that this year celebrates 20 years of Tomb Raider made this possible. Keep your eyes open for updates that may come our way.

An official statement has been issued on the subject:

Quoted

“As some eagle-eyed Rise of the Tomb Raider players have discovered, two placeholder movies were accidentally included in the latest patch. This content was not meant to be released, but now that it is we wanted to respond to the questions we’ve received as a result. The movies are part of a DLC expansion we’re exploring for Rise of the Tomb Raider. Our fans continue to enjoy Rise of the Tomb Raider and its DLC, including Cold Darkness Awakened which released on Tuesday, and we receive many requests for additional story content. We’re always listening to feedback from our fans; especially this year as we celebrate 20 years of the iconic Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider franchise together.”

We are taking a look back at Cold Darkness Awakened, the latest downloadable content for Rise of the Tomb Raider and explain to you how to shut down a base.

Preview: "The order in which you tackle the three towers doesn’t matter. Just pick whichever you like to begin with. On your way, make sure you collect resources that will help you getting into the towers. You may need fire or explosives, to overcome barricades. Also grab a few weapons to improve your arsenal and free prisoners you come across to gain skills."

Please follow this link to tumblr (blog.tombraidergirl.com) for the full article:

http://blog.tombraidergirl.com/post/1455…ing-down-a-base

The long anticipated launch of Rise of the Tomb Raider on PS4 will happen on 11 October 2016 as the so called "20 Year Celebration Edition".
The game will come with all to-date available DLC, new DLC and PlayStation VP support.

The Return of Croft Manor
Two new chapters added to the game will be "Blood Ties" and "Lara's Nightmare". In Blood Ties we return to c´Croft Manor to unlock its mysteries and in Lara's Nightmare we have to defend the manor against an undead invasion. Blood Ties can be played in first person, using the Virtual Reality features of PlayStation VR.

Endurance Mode Co-Op
Endurance mode will come with a new co-op feature.

Extreme Survivor Difficulty
Another new feature is the "Extreme Survivor" difficulty, which disables checkpoints and will only allow you to save your game at base camps, after spending the necessary resources to light a fire.







Summary:
Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration (PS4) includes:

• Award-winning Rise of the Tomb Raider
  
• Brutal new “Extreme Survivor” difficulty mode (no checkpoints)
  
• “Blood Ties” & “Lara’s Nightmare” premium DLC
  
• Co-op support for “Endurance Mode”, challenging players to survive extreme conditions with a friend
  
• Re-envisioned cold-weather outfit and weapon for Lara inspired by Tomb Raider III
  
• Classic Lara card pack which will allow fans to play “Expedition Modes” using one of several classic Lara models
  
• All existing DLC including “Baba Yaga: The Temple of the Witch” and “Cold Darkness Awakened”, 12 outfits, 7 weapons, 35 Expedition Cards, and more
  
• Support for PlayStation VR that challenges players to unlock the mysteries of Croft Manor in first person
  

The launch trailer for "Rise of the Tomb Raider 20 Year Celebration" released today, shows scenes from the base game and the DLCs Cold Darkness and Baba Yaga, already known from the Xbox and PC versions, as well as scenes from "Blood Ties" and "Lara's Nightmare", taking place in Croft Manor, and the Endurance Mode. While the main hall and the library of Croft Manor are visible, you hear Lara saying "There has to be some kind of evidence of what happened to mom in the manor.", hinting at that Lara's family background will be explored in this add-on.

As the trailer once again reminds us, the 20 Year Celebration will include all outfits and weapons, as well as a new highest difficulty setting.



Rise of the Tomb Raider 20 Year Celebration is released on 11th October 2016.



PlayStation gamers may be interested in learning that the trophy list has been released. It is very similar to the Xbox One Achievement list. From the base game only the trophy "For my next trick..." is missing and in some DLCs the more simple trophies have been omitted; e.g. in Endurance Mode you will still find the trophy "Master Archaeologist" ("Collect at least 10 Artifacts in a single expedition") but not "Archaeologist" ("Collect at least 5 Artifacts in a single expedition).

A full overview of the trophy and achievement list can be found here:
Rise of the Tomb Raider Trophies/Achievements

Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration is part of the PlayStation Easter Sale. The game is currently 55% off and can be purchased for £19.99 from the PlayStation Store on PS4. This offer is available from 05/04/2017 to 20/04/2017 00:59.
The 20 Year Celebration, which was released on PS4 on 11 October 2016, includes all available DLC. The download file has a size of 20.05GB.

Rise of the Tomb Raider - 20 Year Celebration is currently part of the PlayStation Summer Sale and can be purchased for £19.99 or €24.99 instead of £44.99 or €59.99. As a reminder: the 20 Year Celebration edition features all available downloadable content (story levels, outfits and weapons).

PlayStation Store

Rise of the Tomb Raider will be one of the first games to support new graphics features on the Xbox One X on 7 November 2017. In cooperation with Nixxes, who have also worked on the PS4 version of the game, features that support 4K (3840x2160), detailed graphics and a higher frame rate have been implemented.

overview of the improvements:

Quoted

• HDR support for a more vibrant and accurate colour rendering
• spatial audio support, including Dolby Atmos, for real 3D sound
• improved texture resolution for the character models and levels
• improved anti aliasing for realistic details
• improved volumetric lights
• improved reflections
• improved foliage
• improved polygon details
• improved texture filters

A free update will be provided on 7 November for Xbox One X gamers who already own Rise of the Tomb Raider on Xbox One.

Today sees the launch of the Xbox One X, Microsofts enhanced version of the Xbox One. Gamers who upgrade to this version of the console and already own Rise of the Tomb Raider, will receive a free update of the enhanced version of the game, featuring native 4K resolution, HDR and True 3D Audio support. If you do not own the game yet, you can purchase the 20 Year Celebration Edition (the version featuring all released Downloadable Content) for £44.99 or $59.99.

Video demonstrating the enhancements: