BAFTA Nominee Rhianna Pratchett Announced as Lead Writer for Tomb Raider
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Crystal Dynamics has recently announced that the awarding-winning games writer Rhianna Pratchett will be the lead writer for the 2013 video game, Tomb Raider. Read on for more details as well as to watch the new Final Hours video!
Crystal Dynamics, a Square Enix studio, has announced that award-winning games writer Rhianna Pratchett is the lead writer of Tomb Raider – the acclaimed origins story of Lara Croft, set for release 5th March 2013.
English-born Pratchett has been writing for and about videogames for over 14 years. Initially a games journalist, Pratchett quickly moved her passion and skills for creating immersive stories into the narrative of several highly successful videogames. “Rhianna has been working on the game with the narrative from its early inception,” said head of studio Darrell Gallagher. “She has brought a unique perspective to the project and helped us explore the character origins of Lara Croft. There is no doubt that Rhianna has brought a depth and credibility to Lara, a heroine who will really connect with today’s gamers.”
“ I grew up playing Tomb Raider, uncovering the world’s secrets and unearthing its treasures; I have lived and died as Lara Croft, but nothing comes close to the challenge of re-writing her,” said Rhianna Pratchett, lead writer of Tomb Raider. “Seldom do we get the opportunity to reimagine and reinvent a legend, so getting my narrative hands on Miss Croft was a once-in-a-life-time opportunity. It was going back to the genesis of videogame action heroines and exploring how to make such an iconic character meaningful and relatable for gamers today.”
Over the course of her career she has received numerous awards and nominations for her work, including a BAFTA nomination for Story and Character and a Writers’ Guild of Great Britain award for Best Videogame Script. Pratchett participated in two panels during Comic Con San Diego 2012 for the game.
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