Amazon Games has announced that they will be working with Crystal Dynamics on the next Tomb Raider title.
Originally announced in April 2022, this new Tomb Raider game is in the works at Crystal Dynamics, the studio behind 2013’s Tomb Raider and its sequel, Rise of the Tomb Raider. However, the publishing dynasties have now moved from Square Enix to Amazon Games after The Embracer Group’s Tomb Raider brand acquisition this early year.
Christoph Hartmann, Vice President of Amazon Games, said: “We are honored to have the opportunity to work with this longstanding developer and franchisee. joint press release (opens in a new tab). “Our team is extremely excited about partnering with the talented and visionary Crystal Dynamics team to bring the next chapter of Lara Croft’s story to players around the world.”
Crystal Dynamics will draw on the power and cutting edge technology of Unreal motor 5 to enhance the narrative elements of the title to ensure that the release will be “the largest, most expansive Tomb Raider game to date,” according to the press release. It will also be Amazon Games’ first experience with a single-player story-based adventure. Neither party has provided a release date or title for this new Tomb Raider game, only saying that information and other details will be shared “at a later date”.
The future of the Tomb
According to the press release, Amazon Games will provide “full support” to Crystal Dynamics during development and act as publisher when the game is released. Additionally, Crystal Dynamics has confirmed that the game will still “reward creative exploration and path-finding” while featuring classic Croft “challenging puzzles” and various enemies of Croft, which the franchise commerce was quickly becoming revered.
“Conversion is what we were looking for, and with Amazon Games we found a team that shares our creative vision, ambition, and values for a Lara Croft universe across multiple possibilities,” Scott Amos, head of Crystal Dynamics, said. mentioned.
While Crystal Dynamics’ Tomb Raider series reboot has been a hit, both the developer and Amazon Games are looking to exit another reboot and provide a whole new Chapter to the story. Lara Croft’s story. Hopefully it won’t be long until we get a glimpse of what this new chapter looks like.
