Crystal Dynamics and Aspyr’s Tomb Raider 1 – 3 Remastered is scheduled to come out tomorrow, February 14, 2024. Ahead of the game launch, Crystal Dynamics issued a content warning stating that the game has racial and ethnic stereotypes.
In a statement to IGN, Crystal Dynamics explained that it decided to keep these stereotypes in the remastered game in “hopes that we may acknowledge its harmful impact and learn from it.” The full statement reads:
“The games in this collection contain offensive depictions of people and cultures rooted in racial and ethnic prejudices. These stereotypes are deeply harmful, inexcusable, and do not align with our values at Crystal Dynamics.
“Rather than removing this content, we have chosen to present it here in its original form, unaltered, in the hopes that we may acknowledge its harmful impact and learn from it.”
Tomb Raider 1 – 3 Remastered will launch on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC. For more gaming news, check out our story detailing the cast of Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth.
