Key Highlights:
- Square Enix has announced the Caves & Cliffs Multiplayer Map Pack for Tomb Raider.
- The DLC adds Scavenger Caverns, Cliff Shantytown and The Burning Village across all four multiplayer modes.
- Caves & Cliffs launches first on Xbox 360 on March 19 for 400 Microsoft Points.
Square Enix has announced the first downloadable map pack for Tomb Raider, with Caves & Cliffs bringing three new multiplayer locations to Xbox 360 on March 19.
The DLC costs 400 Microsoft Points and will initially be available exclusively through Xbox Live. Square Enix has not yet confirmed release dates for the PlayStation 3 or PC versions. Contemporary pricing put 400 Microsoft Points at roughly £3.43, rather than the £2.80 previously stated.
All three maps can be played across Tomb Raider’s four multiplayer modes: Rescue, Cry for Help, Team Deathmatch and Free for All.
Scavenger Caverns is an underground network of caves used by the island’s scavengers as a prison, creating a confined multiplayer environment built around tunnels and enclosed spaces.
Cliff Shantytown takes players to a scavenger settlement constructed high on the island’s cliffs, with multiple levels and traps spread throughout the map.
The Burning Village is set inside an abandoned Japanese settlement engulfed in flames, with burning buildings creating different escape routes and opportunities to attack opposing players.
The announcement follows Tomb Raider’s launch on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC earlier this week. Ahead of release, GLN had already published the full Tomb Raider Xbox 360 achievement list for players preparing to explore Yamatai.
Caves & Cliffs later expanded beyond Xbox 360, while Crystal Dynamics went on to confirm that future Tomb Raider DLC would remain focused on multiplayer rather than adding new single-player content.
That multiplayer support continued in May when the Tomb Raider Shipwrecked map pack launched, adding Himiko’s Cradle and Lost Fleet across Xbox Live, PlayStation Network and Steam.
