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A new mainline Tomb Raider title is in development at Crystal Dynamics, while another remastered collection of older titles was also recently announced.
The next mainline Tomb Raider title is being developed by Crystal Dynamics on Unreal Engine 5, with Amazon Games set to publish the title.
"People obviously look at what the parent company is doing, but it never impacted on resources, never led to any changes on management for them, so they're fine," says publisher Amazon Games' boss, Ch...
"We’re getting into a much more regular cadence of shipping games. That’s all I’m allowed to tell you right now," says Amazon Games vice president Christoph Hartmann.
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Crystal Dynamics provides assurances that its parent company's restructuring program won't affect its ongoing projects.
A report claims the Embracer Group has shifted the Tomb Raider franchise's rights out to Amazon, shortly after having acquired the series from Square Enix.
Crystal Dynamics in April last year that the next mainline Tomb Raider title had started development, and was being built on Unreal Engine 5.
Currently in early development, Crystal Dynamics' next title in the franchise will be its biggest "most expansive" Tomb Raider yet.
Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal CEO Phil Rogers says Unreal Engine 5 "really lets us push story-telling to new levels."
Crystal Dynamics has confirmed that it has officially taken over ownership of Tomb Raider and Legacy of Kain, while Eidos Montreal has done the same for Deus Ex and Thief.
They form the 12th operating label under the Embracer Group, which now owns Deus Ex, Tomb Raider, Legacy of Kain, and several back-catalog titles.
According to a recent leak, the next Tomb Raider game will feature a much more experienced Lara deep into her adventuring career.
"We see a great potential, not only in sequels, but also in remakes, remasters, spinoffs as well as transmedia projects," the company says.
"It's not only Tomb Raider, it's also a number of very sizable AAA experiences in the pipeline, both based on beloved franchises that we will own as well as original IPs," says Embracer Group CEO Lars...
The reboot trilogy has sold 38 million across its three games while Lara Croft: Relic Run and Lara Croft: Go had 53 million paid downloads overall.
It's also purchasing IPs like Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Thief, and Legacy of Kain, along with over 50 back-catalogue titles for $300 million.