Everybody is on Tomb Raider reboot and I am...

... and I'm playing for the second (or third) time Tomb Raider: Underworld

is more "tomb raider" than the new one?

Tomb Raider: old stuff and new stuff

Yeah, Lara Croft in this new game has beautiful hair...

thanks to http://blogs.amd.com/play/tressfx/

... but the charm of the old good Tomb Raider games is unforgettable and unrepeatable:

Tomb Raider

Prepare your Pcs:

General
• Full integration with Steamworks to offer cloud storage for saves, multiplayer matchmaking,
achievements, as well as automatic updates and new content.
• Support for Steam Big Picture Mode.
• Configurable mouse and keyboard support.
• Gamepad support.
High-end graphics
• Very high resolution textures with up to 16x the amount of data
• Detail Tessellation to enhance the detail on many surfaces in the game
• Higher quality shadows
• High quality bokeh depth of field with near-blur
• Tessellation algorithms used to smooth out geometry
• Improved cloth, SSAO, quality wetness effects, and post-filter effects.
• LOD quality is adjustable for better quality on higher-end machines.
Low-end graphics
• Crystal care about TR fans being able to run on older systems, unlike many other games they
still support Windows XP.
• A lot of scalability options to suit a range of machines.

The minimum system requirements on PC are as follows:
• Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Vista,7,8 (32bit/64bit)
• DirectX 9 graphics card with 512Mb Video RAM:
AMD Radeon HD 2600 XT
nVidia 8600
• Dual core CPU:
AMD Athlon64 X2 2.1 Ghz (4050+)
Intel Core2 Duo 1.86 Ghz (E6300)
• 1GB Memory (2GB on Vista)

 Recommended system requirements for PC
• Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
• DirectX 11 graphics card with 1GB Video RAM:
AMD Radeon HD 4870
nVidia GTX 480
• Quad core CPU:
AMD Phenom II X2 565
Intel Core i5-750
• 4GB Memory

Lara Croft cosplay

Source: http://jenncroft.deviantart.com/gallery/

E3 2011 Los Angeles: uhm, ok for me :D

I'm following some parts of the E3 2011 from GameSpot (thanks Gamespot!) and I'm very pleased to see how good are the new Call of Duty and (obviously) the new Tomb Raider.

Interacting with the xbox360 Kinect is also very interesting, a beautiful try was given with Tom Clancy's
Ghost Recon assembling weapons and shooting targets (with voice and movements) and with the dashboard.

Some images from CoD e TR:

Post Under Upgrade ...

E3 2011: the new Lara Croft

I'm a huge fan of the Tomb Raider saga and I appreciate this return to beginnings...
Take a look:

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2011-tomb-raider/714561?type=flv