Crystal Dynamics' Global Brand Director, Karl Stewart, recently did a question and answer session where he discusses various things about Lara Croft. Importantly enough, SuperBot had approached Crystal Dynamics about putting their character in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale.
LaraRocks2: Will Lara ever be featured in Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale?
Karl Steward: With regards to the PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale question. We love what the guys and girls over at Sony have achieved with ASBR, they even approached us about the possibility of including Lara. But to be honest to us it all boiled down to timing. We really set out to create a reboot where the first time you experienced playing as Lara Croft it was in our game on March 5th and nowhere else. We’ll see what happens in the future.
If PlayStation All-Stars' release was a few months later, after Tomb Raider 9's it's possible we would have seen Lara Croft in the game. Via Edios Games' forums.
Crystal Dynamics' Global Brand Director, Karl Stewart, recently did a question and answer session where he discusses various things about Lara Croft. Importantly enough, SuperBot had approached Crystal Dynamics about putting their character in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. It’s quite understandable why the new Lara was off limits but why not feature one of her older designs instead?
Stewart did leave the door open for Croft’s inclusion at a later date by closing his response with “we’ll see what happens in the future.” In a recent Q&A session on Eidos Games Forum, Crystal Dynamics Global Brand Director, Karl Steward discsses numerous thing about Lara Croft, and one of them being addition of Lara Croft in Playstation All Stars Battle Royale.
Karl Steward stated that SuperBot Entertainment approached Crystal Dynamics with a proposal of adding Lara Croft in Playstation All Stars Battle Royale, but due to issues related to launch date for PS All Stars Battle Royale and Tomb Raider things didn't materialise.
You can check out the entire conversation in this regard below:
LaraRocks2: Will Lara ever be featured in Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale?
Karl Steward: With regards to the PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale question. We love what the guys and girls over at Sony have achieved with ASBR, they even approached us about the possibility of including Lara. But to be honest to us it all boiled down to timing. We really set out to create a reboot where the first time you experienced playing as Lara Croft it was in our game on March 5th and nowhere else. We’ll see what happens in the future.
In short, if release of PS All Stars Battle Royale was few months later than Tomb Raider, we have would have seen Lara Croft in the game.