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It's Been Seven Years Since Shadow Of The Tomb Raider, But Crystal Dynamics Is "Struggling" To Develop New Game

By 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:James Lucas

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At the end of 2022, Crystal Dynamics—now owned by Embracer—announced that it had begun development on a new 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Tomb Raider game in partnership with Amazon.

Fans have long speculated that the new game is in trouble, since we haven't heard anything about the project other than rumours, like Croft heading up a new generation of tomb raiders tasked wiꦏth protecting the historical integrity of art🔥efacts.

Crystal Dynamics did reveal a new Lara Croft design, but it turned ou☂t to be a "unified vision" of the character, not a tease for the series' future.

Those worries were only compounded yesterday when claimed on BlueSky that the studio is "st♕ruggling with Tomb Raider" right now.

While he didn't give any further details, revealed🌱 earlier this year that a triple-A project in development by the studio had been delayed to FY 2026/27, and that Crystal Dynamics had "recently signed an agreement with an external partner for one of its largest IPs". It's heavily speculated that the project in reference is Tomb Raider, which would line up with claims that the team is "struggling".

Is Tomb Raider In The Late Stages Of Development?

The Perfect Dark sizzle reel at last year's Xbox showcase looked awesome. Someone at the time also told me it was basically fake. This was a joint project with Crystal Dynamics, a studio that's also struggling with Tomb Raider. —

It was also widely reported in May earlier this year that the new Tomb Raider had entered the late stages of development, based on a job listing "looking for a seasoned designer". But these reports may have misconstrued the position'🎐s role, and what it means for the project.

The studio was hiring for a strike team, which is a short-term, cross-discipline group of developers who focus on a specific area of the game. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:But as we explained at the time, they aඣre💧n't always used towards the end of development.

The last mainline Tomb Raider game was released in 2018, around seven ye꧃ars ago.

While often the case, especially as developers dropping all responsibilities to focus on one area can lead to crossed wires and confusion of authority, strike 𓆉teams are also invaluable at the end of specific milestones, or in tackling a high-priority issue. Given that the game appe🌊ars to have been internally delayed, this is likely what the strike team was for.