Tomb Raider's creators recall how the game changed their lives, with staff suddenly driving sports cars

Summary

The Guardian has published first-hand recollections from people who worked on Tomb Raider at Core Design. One staffer who joined the studio in summer 1994 describes meeting Toby Gard, who showed them concept sketches for the game, had already settled on the title, and had drawn a mock-up box cover showing a woman holding two pistols. The article's headline says that the game's success changed the staff's lives, and that staff who had been short of money were suddenly pulling up in sports cars. The excerpt also says the pistols let the team show off Lara Croft's acrobatics and that a T rex was added when she goes to Peru. The excerpt is partial, so the full account is not available here.

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1. The Guardian

   2 Nov 2026, 14:40 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that Tomb Raider's creators recall how the game changed their lives, including staff who had been short of money suddenly pulling up in sports cars, and describes a Core Design staffer who joined in summer 1994 and met Toby Gard as he showed concept sketches and a mock-up box cover of a woman holding two pistols.