Tag: Crystal Dynamics
News Amazon's Tomb Raider Game Progressing Well Despite 'Everything Going On With Embracer'
"It never impacted on resources"
Back in late 2022, Amazon announced that it was working with Crystal Dynamics on a brand-new Tomb Raider game, and despite not hearing much about the project since, it sounds like things are coming along nicely. In a new chat with IGN, Amazon Games boss Christoph Hartmann discussed some of the company's current...
News Perfect Dark Rumoured For Xbox Showcase As Positive Feedback Begins Cropping Up
Perhaps it's not in such a bad state after all
Last week, we brought you a few rumours about the state of the Perfect Dark reboot at Xbox, with some journalists and insiders suggesting that it hadn't been a smooth ride so far, and that the game might be in a very rough state. Well, hopefully that's not the case! Since then, Jeff Grubb of GiantBomb...
News Dead Island 2, Saints Row Publisher Confirms Massive Layoffs In 2023
The Saints Row dev has been completely shut down already
For a while now, we've heard several reports and rumours about unfortunate closures at some of Embracer Group's development studios, and a new financial update from the gaming giant has laid bare the scale of these cutbacks. In an official statement from the group, it's been confirmed that...
Report Xbox's Perfect Dark Won't Release Until 2025+ Due To Years Of Development Struggles
"It still has a long way to go"
We've been waiting multiple years now for news about Xbox and The Initiative's reboot of Perfect Dark, and unfortunately it seems like we could be waiting a lot longer, with the game not set to release until at least 2025. This is according to a new report from IGN, which goes into significant detail about the...
News Amazon Games To Publish Next Tomb Raider, First Details Revealed
"The biggest and best Tomb Raider game yet"
It's been revealed today that Crystal Dynamics will be partnering with Amazon Games to release the next game in the beloved Tomb Raider series, and we've also been treated to a few details about what to expect in the process. The game will be a "multiplatform" release to be published globally by Amazon,...
News Xbox's Perfect Dark Reboot Going 'Extremely Well', According To Crystal Dynamics
The CEO gives his thoughts
We've still not seen anything more of Xbox and The Initiative's Perfect Dark reboot ever since it was revealed at The Game Awards back in December 2020, but the project has changed a little bit since that original announcement, most notably in the form of Crystal Dynamics (Rise of the Tomb Raider, Marvel's Avengers
Soapbox Tomb Raider Deserves A 'Resident Evil-Style' Remake
Embrace modernity
Tomb Raider: Anniversary, Crystal Dynamics' reimagining of the 1996 original, launched 15 years ago on Xbox 360 believe it or not. Yep, it's been a decade and a half since the series' sole remake hit Xbox, and its birthday has got me thinking about the future of the series. While I thoroughly enjoyed Crystal's recent trilogy,...
News 'Legacy Of Kain' Survey Quizzes Fans About Potential Franchise Return
Would you like to see it come back?
Last month, developer Crystal Dynamics announced that it had retained the rights to some of its biggest franchises following the move to Embracer Group. Those franchises include Tomb Raider, of course, but also Legacy of Kain, the team's late 90soriginal Xbox-era dark fantasy action series. Well, the dev now wants...
News Crystal Dynamics 'Takes Control' Of Tomb Raider, Legacy Of Kain Franchises
The current TR dev takes ownership
Some of you may recall that in the recent whirlwind of acquisition news, Embracer Group successfully picked up Square Enix's Western studios & IP. Those series' included Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Thief and more, and the current developer of Tomb Raider has announced that it will continue to take charge of that...
News Move Over Microsoft, Embracer Group Buys Square Enix's Western Studios
Update: The deal has now gone through!
(Update: August 26, 2022) Embracer Group has today confirmed that the purchase of Square Enix's Western studios has officially concluded. The Swedish company now owns Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Thief and more - all franchises that were previously owned by the Japanese publisher. (Original Story: May 2, 2022) Well,...
News Perfect Dark Supposedly Coming Along 'Really Well' Despite Previous Reports
According to WC's Jez Corden
Since Perfect Dark's reboot was announced at TGA 2020, we've not really heard much positivity on its development. In fact, reports have since said that developer The Initiative was struggling to get development going, especially before Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics
News Square Enix Suggests Crystal Dynamics Was A Bad Fit For Marvel’s Avengers
"It has unfortunately not proven as successful as we would have liked"
Square Enix has kind of thrown Crystal Dynamics under the bus with a recent statement that suggests the studio was not the right team for Marvel's Avengers. In Square Enix's 2021 annual report, president Yosuke Matsuda spoke about how Marvel's Avengers was not as successful as...
