Things are moving at Crystal Dynamics. Marvel’s Avengers is dead, long live the next Tomb Raider. A new rumor uncovers the studio’s plans, and there could be a big surprise for fans this year.
The Tomb Raider saga will continue. After 25 years of loyal service, Lara Croft is not yet decided to retire. The adventurer will soon return with a brand new next-gen game that will use the full power of the Unreal Engine 5. Few details are known about her, except that Crystal Dynamics will continue to cook up her future journeys. But precisely, things will accelerate internally very soon.
Next Tomb Raider announced this year
The misfortune of some is the happiness of others. The ax fell on the night of this Friday, January 20: Marvel’s Avengers will no longer be in a few months. Crystal Dynamics will stop providing content for the game service from the end of March before the end of its planned go-live in September 2023. News that will not surprise or upset anyone, but which is synonymous with an internal restructuring of the workforce. . Part of the team dedicated to the unloved title will therefore lend a hand on the Xbox exclusive The Perfect Dark. The other, on the other hand, will be allocated full time for the new Tomb Raider.
In any case, that’s what Miller Ross says, who leaked the death of Marvel’s Avengers several hours before his announcement. Amazon Games and Crystal Dynamics even plan to reveal the next Tomb Raider in due form this year. The coveted game would then be the subject of great internal pressure so that it is well shown in 2023. The good news is that development is in full swing “at full speed” and according to this same source the new Tomb Raider should be released before Perfect Dark.
Little concrete information is known about the game at the moment. We know that it will be developed for the next-gen only using the Unreal Engine 5. With this new episode, Crystal Dynamics wishes to “push the limits in terms of graphics and offer an action and high-quality cinematic adventure. “A leak of the next Tomb Raider, which Square Enix had ordered the deletion, on the other hand hinted at some snippets as to the script. Lara would then be in a relationship with another woman, which obviously isn’t to everyone’s taste. However, we will have to wait later in the year to have concrete details.
