Except for Tomb Raider I–III Remastered earlier this yr, Lara Croft has largely been absent from the gaming realm since Shadow of the Tomb Raider was launched in 2018. Crystal Dynamics’ new Tomb Raider sport was introduced in 2022, which will likely be revealed by Amazon Video games. Whereas that title has but to be formally unveiled, Amazon Video games has confirmed that the following sport within the franchise will not be related to the brand new live-action Tomb Raider collection at Prime Video.
Whereas talking with Variety, Amazon Video games’ Christoph Hartmann careworn that transmedia franchises are vital to the corporate. However he additionally indicated that does not imply the Tomb Raider sport and the present will likely be linked.
“Clearly, we need to work a lot nearer collectively, and we’ll be working a lot nearer along with the completely different leisure areas Amazon has and a really pure one is Prime Video,” defined Hartmann. “You see it with Tomb Raider, the place we’re gonna have a Tomb Raider sport coming and so they’re doing a present. And a few folks say, ‘Oh, will they be linked collectively?'”
Hartmann used Marvel’s Spider-Man for instance of a franchise that has its movies, animated reveals, and video video games separate, whereas nonetheless sustaining consistency and a excessive degree of fan curiosity.
“It doesn’t must be at all times that all the pieces is mingled collectively, however it’s actually one model, which actually simply reveals for me why transmedia these days is so vital, and the way video games is such an important half.”
Neither the brand new Tomb Raider sport nor the live-action collection will likely be launched any time quickly. Nonetheless, Netflix’s animated collection, Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, will premiere later this yr.