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Amusing Tomb Raider Video, Exclusive Auction Created to Support Animal Charity

SQUARE ENIX recently celebrated National Dog Day and the upcoming game release of Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Thrills are turned into “awws” with a re-creation of the End of the Beginning trailer, where adorable cats and dogs are mastering the deadly jungle and racing to save the world from a Maya apocalypse.

Additionally, to celebrate the highly anticipated release of Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Microsoft has created an ultra-exclusive, custom Xbox One X console. US residents can bid on this custom Shadow of the Tomb Raider Xbox One X, which is signed by Camilla Luddington, the performance and voice artist for Lara Croft.

All proceeds from these auctions will go to The Best Friends Animal Society, a leading national animal welfare organization dedicated to ending the killing of dogs and cats in American shelters.

You can visit the auction here.

In Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Lara must master a deadly jungle, overcome terrifying tombs, and persevere through her darkest hour. As she races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, Lara will ultimately be forged into the Tomb Raider she is destined to be. Created by a team of veteran TOMB RAIDER developers at Eidos-Montréal, in collaboration with Crystal Dynamics, Shadow of the Tomb Raider will be available on September 14, 2018 for the Xbox One family of devices, including Xbox One X, as well as the PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system and Windows PC/Steam.

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John Breeden II

As a journalist John has covered everything from rural town meetings to the U.S. Congress and even done time as a crime reporter and photographer.|His first venture into writing about the game industry came in the form of a computer column called "On the Chip Side," which grew to have over 1 million circulation and was published in newspapers in several states. From there he did several "ask the computer guy" columns in magazines such as Up Front! in New Mexico and Who Cares? in Washington D.C. When the Internet started to become popular, he began writing guided Web tours for the newly launched Washington Post online section as well as reviews for the weekend section of the paper, something he still does from time to time. His experience in trade publications came as a writer and reviewer for Government Computer News. As the editor of GiN, he demands strict editorial standards from all the writers and reviewers. Breeden feels the industry needs a weekly, reliable trade publication covering the games industry and works tirelessly to accomplish that goal.