Aspyr has removed AI-generated content from Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered after getting sued over its inclusion. AI has been cropping up in games more frequently as the technology has advanced, and while its use is almost always contentious, some games have faced harsher responses than others over it. For Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered, it's led not just to criticism but legal challenges.
The original Tomb Raider trilogy received a remastered collection in early 2024 to generally favorable reviews. Aspyr followed it up with the next three in 2025, and while critics were mixed on Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered's supposed improvements over the originals, lower review scores were not its only worries. The game now faces an AI-centric scandal, and Aspyr is actively trying to settle it before it grows into something larger.
An update posted to Aspyr's support website said a new update was "removing all AI voiceover content" from the collection. The move comes after Lara Croft's French voice actor, Françoise Cadol, sued Aspyr Media over Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered's use of AI to allegedly replicate her voice without her knowledge or permission. According to the lawsuit, Cadol did not learn of the AI...
