The Xbox enjoyed a stellar year of first-party exclusives and support from Microsoft, delivering some quality titles along the way. Which one stood tall in the crowd of winners?

Rise of the Tomb Raider dipped back into the paranormal well last month, but it looks like Lara isn’t out of the woods just yet. Because for her first batch of DLC, Lara Croft will be tackling some pure nightmare fuel based on some old Slavic folklore. Here’s the Baba Yaga debut trailer that was shown at the Game Awards pre-show.

A timed exclusive on the Xbox 360 and Xbox One, Rise of The Tomb Raider can only make so many sales right now. Those numbers will most likely increase next year when the game hits the PlayStation 4, but those are the facts Jack. Still! Rise of the Tomb Raider has had what appears to be a very solid launch so far. A launch, that Square Enix is very happy with it seems.

The last few days I’ve had friends constantly boasting about how absolutely amazing “Rise of the Tomb Raider” is. This latest chapter, along with 2013’s simply titled “Tomb Raider”, has been one hell of a successful reboot for the long-running acclaimed action adventure video game franchise. Of course things haven’t been looking anywhere near as good for a planned reboot …

Tomb Raider has been around for many years, but Lara Croft has changed in many ways in that time. Here is a history of the franchise.

Are games blindly aiming for 1080p hurting the overall experince. Maybe not, but it seems to be the case with Rise of the Tomb Raider on Xbox One.

There's an incredibly strong push for games to adopt open-world appraoches to their experinces, but this often doesn't mean that the game will immedaitely be better. Rise of the Tomb Raider acts as a perfect lesson about pacing versus freedom.

Lara Croft's latest adventure is easily the best the series has ever mustered in it's long chequred history, and a defining moment in the future of where Crystal Dynamic seeks to take the videogame icon. It's an almost perfect sequel.