“In a short time, these consumers of the compilation realized that the voice of Lara Croft, who provides gameplay directions, was not mine.”
Françoise Cadol, the French voice of Lara Croft in a number of Tomb Raider video games, has lately come out with a proper discover to writer Aspyr relating to accusations of using AI to copy her voice in Tomb Raider 1-4 Remastered with out her consent.
In a latest interview with French publication Le Parisien on September 10, 2025, Cadol defined that it was followers of the Tomb Raider video games that identified similarities between Lara Croft’s voice (Cadol) from the unique video games and the voice used within the latest remasters.
Cadol said within the interview:
“In a short time, these consumers of the compilation realized that the voice of Lara Croft, who provides gameplay directions, was not mine. It precipitated an actual uproar among the many group.”
It appears that evidently the difficulty first arose again in August 2025 when Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered launched Patch 2, which included restored traces from the unique video games. Nevertheless, its claimed that Aspyr used AI to copy Cadol’s voice for the restored traces slightly than requesting her to re-record the traces herself. Cadol’s lawyer, Jonathan Elkaim, has additionally claimed you could “instantly discover” using AI voice resulting from “a really robust metallic influence, very chopped, with out intonation.” Elkaim and Cadol have issued a proper discover to Aspyr, requesting for the compilation to be withdrawn and supply supporting documentation to find out the variety of copies offered.
For the reason that occasions in August, Aspyr have launched a scorching repair for Patch 2 to “tackle unauthorized AI-generated content material.” The publishers have claimed that they’d addressed the difficulty by “eradicating all AI voiceover content material, whereas retaining the enhancements made within the earlier replace.”
Supply: GamesIndustry.biz
