Fans miss Tomb Raider and the next game is long overdue. Amazon is coming to give us some news and that is very reassuring. We’re keeping our fingers crossed, but an announcement seems closer than ever. Not too close though.
Lara Croft’s next adventure is long overdue. Since its announcement, Crystal Dynamics’ new Tomb Raider has shown no sign of life. No artwork, no short story, nothing. Amazon and the studio are silent. It must be said that the giant newly introduced to the industry is generally relatively discreet about its games until their release. “It’s about quality. We don’t want to rush anything”says Christoph Hartmann, head of Amazon Games.
Amazon takes its time and wants to do things right
The man actually spoke in Variety’s columns about the company’s video game strategy. “At Amazon, we take a long-term approach. We don’t want to go on a shopping spree and collect studios.”he says.
It is true that after that, everything calmed down after getting a foot in the door and facing the harsh reality that led the company to review its strategy, end several partnerships and cancel some games. Currently, there are only a handful of major projects left in the pipeline, including a certain Tomb Raider.
A game that is highly anticipated and we know that Amazon is betting very heavily on it. As a reminder, the company is the new publisher of the license and intends to pull out all the stops to capitalize on it. In addition to the game, a live-action Tomb Raider series is in the works. Rumors even spoke of rebooting the franchise in cinemas and turning it into a huge universe. But for now, what we want is news about the game, and Christoph Hartmann has finally spoken about it.
Finally we have news about the next Tomb Raider
When asked where the game is and when it will be released, he replies… that he won’t say much at the moment, but that we will have the opportunity to find out more soon. “It is not for tomorrow, but [l’annonce] it is not that far. » A reassuring statement and announcement, which is therefore visibly closealthough nothing is expected in the coming weeks. Amazon is certainly aiming for a time frame for the end of the year. Lara could well be at the Games Awards, for example. The release of the game has not yet been set, however.
And this is normal, as Amazon has reviewed its strategy. Hartmann indicates that the company is entering a phase in which the games will be released more regularly, two or three per year at most. This year, the slots seem to be occupied as early as October by New World Aeternum, the new version of the MMO on consoles and PC, as well as T.Crown and Freedom in September a free-to-play MMO for consoles and PC. Tomb Raider should therefore take its time, but as Hartmann says, you don’t want to be rushed, ” it doesn’t work. It has to be AAA quality, the bar is very high. » A rather reassuring speech.
The next Tomb Raider, developed under Unreal Engine 5, is unlikely to see the light of day before 2025. A year that already promises to be busy. So we’ll have to be patient a little longer, but these statements from the Amazon boss are rather reassuring.
