Things are happening at Crystal Dynamics. Marvel’s Avengers is dead, long live the next Tomb Raider. A new rumor reveals the studio’s plans and there could be a big surprise for fans this year.
The Tomb Raider saga continues. After 25 years of loyal service, Lara Croft is not yet determined to retire. The adventuress will soon return with a brand new next-gen game that will harness the full power of Unreal Engine 5. Few details are known about them, except that Crystal Dynamics will continue their future travels. But exactly, it will accelerate internally very soon.
The next Tomb Raider will be announced this year
The misfortune of some is the happiness of others. The ax fell on the night of this Friday, January 20th: Marvel’s Avengers will be gone in a few months. Crystal Dynamics will stop providing content for the game service from the end of March before the planned go-live ends in September 2023. News that will not surprise or upset anyone, but is tantamount to an internal restructuring. A part of the team dedicated to the unloved title will therefore lend a hand to the Xbox exclusive The Perfect Dark. The other, on the other hand, will be available full-time to the new Tomb Raider.
At least that’s what Miller Ross says, who leaked the death of Marvel’s Avengers several hours before its announcement. Amazon Games and Crystal Dynamics are even planning to unveil the next Tomb Raider in due form this year. The coveted game would then be under a lot of pressure internally to show well in 2023. The good news is that development is “in full swing” and according to the same source, the new Tomb Raider is due out before Perfectly Dark.
Little concrete information is currently known about the game. We know that it will only be developed with the next-gen Unreal Engine 5. With this new episode, Crystal Dynamics aims to “push the boundaries in terms of graphics and deliver an action-packed, high-quality cinematic adventure. However, a leak of the next Tomb Raider, which Square Enix ordered to be removed, hinted at some snippets of the script. Lara would then be in a relationship with another woman, which of course is not to everyone’s taste. However, we will have to wait for specific details later in the year.