Already at the beginning of the year, the first reports appeared that fans of Tomb Raider would receive the next installment of the iconic series of action adventure games. Recently, it was announced that the studio responsible for creating the latest trilogy was sold by the current publisher, Square Enix. The role of the distributor will be taken over by Amazon Games.
Amazon Games will take over the role of publisher in the next installment of the cult Tomb Raider game series . At the beginning of the year, developer Crystal Dynamics confirmed that he was working on the next installment of Lara Croft’s adventures. What followed was Square Enix selling the studio to the Embracer Group. Initially, this news sowed the seeds of uncertainty about the future of Tomb Raider . Crystal Dynamics has finally commented on the matter.
As the studio announced yesterday, Amazon Games will be the new publisher responsible for another, as yet untitled project in the Tomb Raider series . Amazon will release the game worldwide on multiple platforms. It is not yet known on which devices we will play exactly, but due to the fact that the game is being developed on Unreal Engine 5, it can be assumed that these will be PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X consoles and, of course, personal computers.
Crystal Dynamics has a unique opportunity following its acquisition by Embracer to redefine what a Tomb Raider publishing revelation is . Transformation is what we’re looking for, and in Amazon Games we’ve found a team that shares our creative vision, ambitions and values for the Lara Croft universe across the spectrum. […] we are eager to forge a new path together, starting with building the biggest and best Tomb Raider game ever!
said Scot Amos , head of Crystal Dynamics.
Although nothing concrete is known about the new part yet, we should know more soon. With the announcement of the new publisher, there was a chance that in the upcoming year 2023 we will receive the first visual materials about the new adventures of Lara Croft. Based on a particular leak from July , fans may already have some idea of where the series will go next.