Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration will have VR support on PS4

Square Enix has announced that Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration will launch on October 11th on PS4 and come with all new content.

Included in that content will be an all new VR mission titled Blood Ties and you can play it with or without VR support on PSVR. It will also be made available on Xbox One and PC for free with the season pass as well as individual purchase, but VR support will not be available in these versions. In the mission, when Lara’s uncle contests ownership of the Manor, Lara must explore the estate to find proof that she is the rightful heir, or lose her birthright and father’s secrets for good. Players can then test their zombie-killing skills in the replayable “Lara’s Nightmare” mode: a haunted Croft Manor where players have new challenges and must rid the Manor of an evil presence.

In addition, for the first time in a Tomb Raider game, a new online co-op expansion to Endurance mode lets fans raid tombs in a brutal wilderness together. Two players must team up to survive the harsh elements by day, as well as lethal threats from enemies by night. Fire takes fuel, food restores health, and every resource must be hunted, collected, or crafted. Battle to the top of the leaderboards, as others try to beat your longest survival run.

One of the hardest parts of Rise of the Tomb Raider was the difficulty setting, and playing on the hardest level was very hard. Well, it's about to get even harder with the new Extreme Survivor setting too. This new difficulty level takes the toughness of Survivor and ratchets it up several notches starting with all checkpoints being stripped out of the game. The only way to save the game is forage enough resources to light campfires.

If you noticed the picture above, that's not a photoshop. Square Enix is releasing a special Lara card pack for the game which lets you play as one of five models of Lara over the years, including her original 1996 version. Now, that's pretty damn cool. What do you think? Let us know below