More than a trailer, the first CG look at the new Tomb Raider effortlessly tells the story of a young Lara Croft setting out on her first adventure and coming face-to-face with life altering adversity. Today, the creators of the video from Crystal Dynamics and Visual Works are ready to share how they went from concept to reality.

Crystal Dynamics recommends taking another look at the trailer before watching the making-of video. We'll save you the trip to YouTube by posting it below:



Now that you're all caught up, off you go:



Tomb Raider is in development for Windows PCs, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. The game is set to ship in fall 2012.


Sharkey says: The creations of Visual Works are truly amazing. The debut Tomb Raider trailer is so pretty, I think I'll go back and watch it again. Talk amongst yourselves. Topic: AMD versus Intel. Go.