Developer Crystal Dynamics is shedding extra members from the group, although not detailing the whole variety of folks impacted. This is the second spherical of cuts on the Tomb Raider studio inside the final six months–and the primary because the Excellent Darkish reboot was canned.
On LinkedIn, the official Crystal Dynamics account introduced the layoffs. “This determination was not made frivolously,” the submit reads. “It was crucial, nevertheless, to make sure the long-term well being of our studio and core inventive priorities in a frequently shifting market.” The language is fairly just like what Crystal Dynamics said after 17 folks had been laid off in March: “We didn’t make this determination frivolously.”
The most important recognized mission at Crystal Dynamics presently is the following Tomb Raider. The sport starring Lara Croft might be revealed by Amazon Video games, and Crystal Dynamics famous that “the way forward for Tomb Raider” is “unaffected by this determination.”
Earlier this yr, the developer said that the following Tomb Raider and Excellent Darkish reboot would not be affected by downsizing, both. Nevertheless, Microsoft canceled Excellent Darkish–a recreation that Crystal Dynamics was co-developing–last month. The opposite important studio engaged on the sport, The Initiative, was shuttered.
Amazon was additionally beforehand engaged on a Tomb Raider present, however that is reportedly useless now. Together with Tomb Raider, Crystal Dynamics is understood for the Gex and Legacy of Kain online game franchises.