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Tomb Raider controversy

Question over game's content.

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A Kotaku interview with Crystal Dynamics' Ron Rosenberg has caused a bit of a stir in the gaming community, with the implication that the game would see an attempted rape by the scavengers kidnapping her.

"She's definitely the hero but - you're kind of like her helper," explained Rosenberg. "When you see her have to face these challenges, you start to root for her in a way that you might not root for a male character."

The piece received criticism for the apparent conclusion of the sexual assault, and resulted in the studio releasing the following statement on its official website:

"One of the character defining moments for Lara in the game, which has incorrectly been referred to as an 'attempted rape' scene is the content we showed at this year's E3. [...] In this particular section, while there is a threatening undertone in the sequence and surrounding drama, it never goes any further than the scenes that we have already shown publicly. Sexual assault of any kind is categorically not a theme that we cover in this game."

Kotaku has stood by its original story, issuing the full quote from Rosenberg, which reads as follows:

"And then what happens is her best friend gets kidnapped, she gets taken prisoner by scavengers on the island. They try to rape her, and..."

You can watch the E3 trailer (which features the specific scene Crystal Dynamics mentions from 2.18 onwards) below.

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