Tomb Raider devs share sad news despite warm remasters reception

Crystal Dynamics is the latest studio affected by layoffs.

1. The team announced that 17 developers have left their job.
2. The decision was taken due to business reasons. It's said that this should better set up the studio according to its current and future needs.
3. The management assures that the layoffs won't hurt the projects currently underway.

Crystal Dynamics is owned by the Embracer Group, which in the last two years has massively laid off employees and closed many studios, like Volition and Free Radical Design (creators of the Timesplitters series).

Warm reception of remasters didn't save Crystal Dynamics

Recently, Crystal Dynamics has been mainly focused on refreshing older projects. The team, together with Aspyr Media studio (also owned by Embracer), developed Tomb Raider I-III Remastered, Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered, and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered. All these titles were warmly received, but as you can see, it didn't save Crystal Dynamics from layoffs.

Crystal Dynamics is a major studio with several hundred employees, so letting go of 17 people, while unfortunate for those impacted, shouldn't greatly impact the team's workflow.

Right now, Crystal Dynamics is working on the next installment of the Tomb Raider series and, together with The Initiative studio, is handling the reboot of the Perfect Dark series.

1. Crystal Dynamics - official website

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered

February 14, 2024

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