Another Tomb Raider: Underworld developer video has surfaced, and in it, the game’s Creative Director and Lead Animator delve into the plethora of new animations and capabilities they hope will make the latest iteration of Lara Croft the best one yet.

The ability to fire at multiple targets and other new additions to the gameplay are discussed, but Lara’s wetsuit (if you want to call it that), combined with what seems to be a revamped “we’ll focus on your ass while you do whatever it is that you do” camera angle steal the show.

Also, it appears that the Creative Director’s segment was shot on whatever floor the 26 former Silicon Knights employees used to work on. Holy crap, could they have found a better location to shoot his spot??

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“The Xbox 360 will let you play with me six hours longer than the PS3. Meow!”

Eidos Interactive has announced today that the Xbox 360 console version of Tomb Raider: Underworld will be benefiting from nearly 6 hours of additional gameplay time in the form of two additional chapters titled “Beneath the Ashes” and “Lara’s Shadow”.

The DLC will be available via the Xbox Live Marketplace, with the first chapter (Beneath the Ashes) expected to hit this Christmas, and the second (Lara’s Shadow) unloading in early in 2009.

Eidos promises that both chapters will provide a unique experience, and Sean Vesce, General Manager for Crystal Dynamics, adds that the “retail release of any videogame is just the start of the player experience.”

It seems that Microsoft has bought into Sean’s philosophy, as they appear to be buying up exclusive content left and right. While it may be extend the life of a game, it remains to be seen whether or not it will drastically improve a console manufacturers bottom line.

You won’t have to hold your breath till December though, in addition to the DLC, it was also announced that a demo of the game will make its way on to XBL in October.

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Today, Eidos Interactive revealed the first gameplay footage, as well as some screenshots for the PS3/Xbox 360 versions of Tomb Raider: Underworld. They also announced a release date of November 18th of this year for the Xbox 360, PC, PS3, and PS2 versions of the game.

While the trailer is done as if for a movie, it’s great to see some footage of the game in action. I haven’t played a Tomb Raider title in a while, so I’m definitely going to be checking this one out. Plus, she encounters a giant freaking squid. Hit the jump for the gallery of screenshots. Read more…

Attention nerds: Boobies.

Now that I have your attention, hit the jump to for some titillating pictures of Alison Carroll, the new face of real-life iconic adventurer Lara Croft. Read more…

E3 08 has had plenty of surprises so far, but far more reliable was the sexy spelunking of heroine Lara Croft in Tomb Raider: Underworld. The demo we played started on a boat in the middle of the Mediterranean, a scene about ten minutes into the beginning of the game.

Immediately Lara began her underwater descent to a sunken ruin, wearing SCUBA gear that meant she could swim at her leisure without having to find air pockets. Plus, she looked really good in that bikini. Read more…

The official site for Tomb Raider: Underworld has been launched by Eidos this weekend, bringing with it conformation that the title will be released this November across all current-gen platforms as well as the PS2 and DS.
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