Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft Almost Had An Anime Face-Lift
Ex-Core Design staffer Paul Douglas has revealed that Victor, the publisher of the game in Japan, asked for Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft to be given an anime-style makeover to ensure she would resonate with the Japanese audience. Thankfully, Core Design refused, but the wide-eyed version of the character did make it into the Japanese PS1 and Saturn manuals.
Sega Announces Audio Drama ‘The Chaotix Detective Agency’
Sonic the Hedgehog and Team Chaotix – Vector the Crocodile, Espio the Chameleon, and Charmy Bee – are about to star in a new hard-boiled audio drama, coming to podcast platforms on January 27th, 2026. The drama The Chaotix Detective Agency was announced on social media and sees “the world of Sonic the Hedgehog thrust into a not-so-dark, not-so-stormy, hard-boiled detective story”.
