Tomb Raider Writer Attacked over Xbox Exclusivity
[sociallocker]While many of us were far from happy about Microsoft’s “acquisition” of Rise of the Tomb Raider, some took it further than others. That’s the problem with having such ready access to people via the internet: it’s not difficult to hunt them down and attack them when something they’re involved with becomes controversial, even if the person being attacked had nothing to do with the decision. That’s what happened yesterday with Tomb Raider and Rhianna Pratchett.
It’s true, the Xbox exclusivity of the Tomb Raider franchise is going to do nothing for the future of the series, but it is what it is. Crystal Dynamics released a statement saying everything but “we did it for financial reasons” and that sent everybody insane as well. But here’s the deal: it’s absolutely not the right thing to do to find somebody’s Twitter handle and attack them just because they’re vaguely related to development. Rhianna Pratchett might have power over the future of Lara Croft, but that is purely in-game. Unfortunately, that was a fact that many people managed to overlook.
Dear Tomb Raider fans, I’ll convey your concerns to Crystal, but I’m not the right person to be shouting at/being rude to about this.
— Rhianna Pratchett (@rhipratchett) August 12, 2014
Seriously @camilluddington & I are just trying to make Rise of the Tomb Raider a great game. We have no say in what platform is released on.
— Rhianna Pratchett (@rhipratchett) August 12, 2014
@Bousf92 To be fair it’s not the *first* time TR fans have said something rude to me, it’s just the latest.
— Rhianna Pratchett (@rhipratchett) August 12, 2014
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