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I’ve been digging into free browser-based social games lately — you know, the kind you can rope friends into without making them install a launcher or …

Does it actually matter what Lara Croft wears in Rise of the Tomb Raider? It’s a fair question, especially if you’ve seen the movie, where Alicia …

In 2001, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider arrived in theaters with a $115 million budget, a PG-13 rating, and an actor who had to wear a padded …

It was 2001, and the red carpet for the Tomb Raider premiere was about to receive something Hollywood hadn’t seen before. Angelina Jolie stepped out in …

Since 1996, Lara Croft's outfits have been argued over by people who never played the games — but the fight was never really about the clothes. …

I've spent more time than I'd like to admit digging through Crystal Dynamics' official Gear Up Guides for Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015). These are …

You want the numbers first, so here they are. The original Lara Croft, introduced on October 25, 1996, had a 24-inch waist and a 36DD bust. …

Lara Croft first appeared in 1996 as a polygon woman with a triangle for a chest and a penchant for raiding tombs. By the time Angelina …