Lara Croft in the Guinness Book as ‘Most Successful Human Videogame Heroine’

Is there anything Lady Lara can’t do? She has sold over 28 million games worldwide, rocked with U2, graced over 200 magazine covers, had two mega-hit Holywood films and chalked up over $1 billion in franchising.  What does she do for an encore?  Lara is in the Guinness Book for ‘transcending the boundaries of videogames and becoming a recognisable figure in mainstream societyÂ’. Didn’t even know there was a category for that.

“It is a mark of the phenomenal success of the Tomb Raider series that 10 years after the first game release, Lara Croft is more popular now than ever. It is fitting that she has been recognised for this remarkable achievement.” said Ian Livingstone, the man who discovered Lara a decade ago. “The new game Tomb Raider: Legend (on Xbox 360) utilises the very latest capabilities in high definition gaming and Lara looks more stunning than ever before.”

We were wrong about the Guinness people. We thought all they did was measure fingernails, count how many bees covered a wanna-be record setter, weigh people and animals. Stuff like those. Who knew they were gamers, too.
Is there anything Lady Lara can’t do? She has sold over 28 million games worldwide, rocked with U2, graced over 200 magazine covers, had two mega-hit Holywood films and chalked up over $1 billion in franchising.  What does she do for an encore?  Lara is in the Guinness Book for ‘transcending the boundaries of videogames and becoming a recognisable figure in mainstream societyÂ’. Didn’t even know there was a category for that.

“It is a mark of the phenomenal success of the Tomb Raider series that 10 years after the first game release, Lara Croft is more popular now than ever. It is fitting that she has been recognised for this remarkable achievement.” said Ian Livingstone, the man who discovered Lara a decade ago. “The new game Tomb Raider: Legend (on Xbox 360) utilises the very latest capabilities in high definition gaming and Lara looks more stunning than ever before.”

We were wrong about the Guinness people. We thought all they did was measure fingernails, count how many bees covered a wanna-be record setter, weigh people and animals. Stuff like those. Who knew they were gamers, too.