Final week, there was fairly a little bit of controversy over the removing of some cheesecake posters of Lara Croft in Tomb Raider I-III Remastered on Nintendo Swap. Followers have been offended by the perceived censoring of content material within the compilation, particularly provided that the content material was there at buy and appeared to all of a sudden have been deemed too spicy for primetime, with none enter from individuals who already paid for the sport. Under is a picture of the posters that have been eliminated:
This controversy got here scorching on the heels of Crystal Dynamics declaring this remake of the primary three Tomb Raider video games to be “dangerous” owing to what it claimed to be racist and prejudiced content material. There are lots of who don’t share this opinion, however up to now, no less than, the narrative coming from Crystal Dynamics and different sport studios is one which doesn’t depart room for wholesome debate or dialog with followers.
There may be no less than a small glimmer of hope on this debate over censorship, nevertheless, as Aspyr, the precise developer of the Remastered trilogy, has put out an announcement by way of its X account stating that the posters will likely be restored within the subsequent replace to the sport:
Concerning the lately launched Patch 2 for Tomb Raider I-III Remastered.
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— Aspyr (@AspyrMedia) April 26, 2024
In a little bit of a curveball to the narrative that the posters have been eliminated out of a want to censor, Aspyr alleges that the removing was fully unintentional. Whatever the cause behind the removing, followers will hopefully no less than really feel a modicum of delight in seeing the posters ultimately returned to the sport.
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Supply: Aspyr X Account