Microsoft gives away Tomb Raider to Xbox Live Gold subscribers to promote the sequel

Microsoft announced its plans for Games with Gold next month, and it’s clear the company is using this feature as a way to promote some big holiday releases.

Xbox One owners that subscribe to Xbox Live Gold will get two new games with that membership next month. One is the acclaimed pixel-art indie game The Deer God and the other is 2013’s Tomb Raider. The latter is an interesting and obvious choice for this program as Microsoft has inked a deal with Square Enix to ensure the sequel, Rise of the Tomb Raider, only launches on Xbox One this holiday. With that anticipate launch in mind, Microsoft and Square Enix are obviously treating the inclusion of Tomb Raider in the Games with Gold program as a marketing opportunity.