{"id":5621,"date":"2022-05-04T14:36:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T12:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/04\/pushing-buttons-how-tomb-raiders-lara-croft-was-let-down-by-generic-games\/"},"modified":"2022-05-04T14:36:46","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T12:36:46","slug":"pushing-buttons-how-tomb-raiders-lara-croft-was-let-down-by-generic-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/04\/pushing-buttons-how-tomb-raiders-lara-croft-was-let-down-by-generic-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Pushing Buttons: How Tomb Raider\u2019s Lara Croft was let down by generic games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this week\u2019s newsletter: The franchise has just been sold off on the cheap, but could the original video game heroine be saved by games that see her as more than just eye candy?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/info\/ng-interactive\/2021\/nov\/24\/sign-up-for-pushing-buttons-keza-macdonalds-weekly-look-at-the-world-of-gaming\">Don\u2019t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Welcome to Pushing Buttons, the Guardian\u2019s gaming newsletter. If you\u2019d like to receive it in your inbox every week, just pop your email in below \u2013 and check your inbox (and spam) for the confirmation email.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s been an interesting development in the games business this week: Square Enix, the Japanese company behind Final Fantasy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/games\/2022\/may\/02\/japanese-gaming-company-to-sell-tomb-raider-to-swedens-embracer\">has sold off basically its entire North American business<\/a> for $300m. Swedish entrepreneur collective Embracer Group, a relative newcomer in gaming, is now the proud owner of studios in Montreal the US, and properties like Deus Ex, Thief and, of course, Tomb Raider.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/games\/2022\/may\/04\/pushing-buttons-tomb-raider-square-enix-lara-croft\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/87cdde80aa03a88d5183f080191dc688042c56fa\/0_7_604_362\/master\/604.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=56b5833448036a9de82da1528bf436ba\" title=\"Pushing Buttons: How Tomb Raider\u2019s Lara Croft was let down by generic games\" \/>In this week\u2019s newsletter: The franchise has just been sold off on the cheap, but could the original video game heroine be saved by games that see her as more than just eye candy?<br \/>\nDon\u2019t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here<br \/>\nWelcome to Pushing Buttons, the Guardian\u2019s gaming newsletter. If you\u2019d like to receive it in your inbox every week, just pop your email in below \u2013 and check your inbox (and spam) for the confirmation email.<br \/>\nThere\u2019s been an interesting development in the games business this week: Square Enix, the Japanese company behind Final Fantasy, has sold off basically its entire North American business for $300m. Swedish entrepreneur collective Embracer Group, a relative newcomer in gaming, is now the proud owner of studios in Montreal the US, and properties like Deus Ex, Thief and, of course, Tomb Raider. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this week\u2019s newsletter: The franchise has just been sold off on the cheap, but could the original video game heroine be saved by games that see her as more than just eye candy? Don\u2019t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Welcome to Pushing Buttons, the Guardian\u2019s gaming newsletter. 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