Amazon Games to Publish New Tomb Raider Game Developed by Crystal Dynamics - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 15 December 2022 / 2,301 Views
Amazon Games announced it will publish the next entry in the Tomb Raider series. The game will multiplatform and developed by Crystal Dynamics.
The new Tomb Raider game will be a single-player, narrative-driven adventure that continues Lara Croft's story. The game will be powered by Unreal Engine 5 and will take "storytelling to the next level, in the biggest, most expansive Tomb Raider game to date." It is currently in early development.
"Tomb Raider is one of the most beloved IPs in entertainment history," said Amazon Games vice president Christoph Hartmann. "Amazon Games is committed to bringing players games of the highest quality, from the best developers, across all variety of platforms and genres, and we’re honored by the opportunity to work with this storied developer and franchise.
"Our team is incredibly excited about collaborating with the talented and visionary Crystal Dynamics team to bring the next chapter of Lara Croft’s saga to players around the world."
Crystal Dynamics head of studio Scot Amos added, "Crystal Dynamics has an extraordinary opportunity following our acquisition by Embracer to redefine what a publishing relationship is for Tomb Raider.
"Transformative is what we’re looking for, and with Amazon Games, we found a team that shares our creative vision, ambitions, and values for a Lara Croft universe across the spectrum of possibilities. They’re uniquely positioned to rewrite what publishing and development collaborations are, and we’re eager to forge this new path together, starting with building the biggest and best Tomb Raider game yet!"
Read the announcement post below:
Amazon Games and Crystal Dynamics today announced they have reached an agreement under which Crystal Dynamics will develop a new multiplatform Tomb Raider title, with Amazon Games providing full support and publishing the game globally.
The as-yet-untitled new Tomb Raider game is a single-player, narrative-driven adventure that continues Lara Croft’s story in the Tomb Raider series. It includes all the elements that have made Tomb Raider one of the most revered franchises in gaming, giving players control of the confident and multidimensional hero Lara Croft in an environment that rewards exploration and creative pathfinding, with mind-bending puzzles to solve, and a wide variety of enemies to face and overcome. Crystal Dynamics is drawing on the power and cutting-edge technology of Unreal Engine 5 to take storytelling to the next level, in the biggest, most expansive Tomb Raider game to date. The title is currently in early development, and additional details will be announced at a later date.
Crystal Dynamics has developed and published dozens of award-winning titles over the past three decades, including globally revered franchises like Legacy of Kain and Tomb Raider. The Tomb Raider franchise includes more than 20 video games, is loved by more than 170 million people around the world[1], and has sold more than 95 million copies since the first entry was released in 1996. The most recent “Survivor Trilogy,” comprised of Tomb Raider (2013), Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015), and Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018), garnered more than 200 “Best of” awards and nominations.
The agreement with Crystal Dynamics marks a further expansion of Amazon Games’ AAA publishing efforts, which also include Lost Ark from Smilegate RPG and the recently announced Blue Protocol from Bandai Namco Online Inc. The upcoming Tomb Raider title will mark Amazon Games’ first single-player narrative title, following success with multiplayer titles New World and Lost Ark.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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This is a good thing if amazon goes around pumping money in games industry for the creation of games and supporting the teams.
Embracer not willing to put in the money for AAA development themselves? haha wow ok.
I wonder if they are still going with the leaked script from earlier this year?
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-next-tomb-raider-could-have-lara-croft-leading-a-team-of-tomb-raiders/
“As the years have passed, Lara has become lonely at the top, The beginning of this next chapter presents Lara with a quintessentially adult problem: facing something too big to handle alone.” “On this new adventure, Lara will encounter a challenge she can only overcome with a team at her side. Collaboration is foreign to her: she’s always succeeded alone, so in this situation she’s a fish out of water.” According to the alleged casting notes for Lara, the project is looking to cast an “authentic British” actress in their mid-30s “in the prototype of Emily Blunt or Rosamund Pike”, and the role will involve “romantic scenes with another female character”.
Sounds interesting,.Gives like for bringing this.
Strange since the company that bought CD would have enough size to publish it. But ow well, I like the series so will likely check this entry.
Where's Embracer Group?
i thought maybe will release along side a amazon show/movie now they own MGM but they lost the movie rights to it
Embracer aqcuires said studio and doesn't wanna risk money on making a game with them lol!
What's the point of getting crystal dynamics if u don't believe in them
Okay, like that's good I guess, but why isn't Embracer putting money in the pot?.
im glad they are using a new engine the reboots graphics didnt really change much in all of the trilogy
eww, having the Amazon name on a Tomb Raider game will suck!
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