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Square Enix is expected to announce a number of redundancies from its UK office. The firm is attempting to improve its Western performance, and has told MCV that an undisclosed number of staff in the UK have been placed on consultation. MCV understands multiple PR and sales employees are amongst …
Read More »Tomb Raider reboot best-selling game in series
Franchise has sold over 40m copies in total
Read More »Tomb Raider sales pass 8.5m, is Lara Croft’s most successful ever adventure
Square Enix has said that 2013’s Tomb Raider has become the most successful game in the iconic series. Sales of the title have now passed 8.5m units. It was first released on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC in March 2013 before being re-released in its Definitive Edition guise on PS4 …
Read More »Nixxes Software handling Rise of the Tomb Raider on Xbox 360
Crystal Dynamics hands over the reigns to experienced Dutch studio for last-gen version
Read More »Tomb Raider mini-series will serve as prequel to Rise of the Tomb Raider
A Tomb Raider mini-series is currently in the works for release next year. The project is being led by writer, director and actor Stephen Lunsford, who is known to American audiences as Matt from the MTV show Teen Wolf. Lunsford posted a picture on Instagram detailing the series as a …
Read More »Crystal Dynamics hires The Last of Us art director
Former Naughty Dog and Irrational artist Nate Wells joins Tomb Raider studio
Read More »Nate Wells joins Crystal Dynamics
Bioshock Infinite and The Last of Us art director Nate Wells has revealed his new appointment with Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics. Gamasutra reports on Wells new gig, which follows a brief stint at The Unfinished Swan studio Giant Sparrow – which released an updated version of the game on …
Read More »Tomb Raider is Xbox One’s answer to Uncharted 4, Spencer says
Microsoft has admitted that its controversial capture of Square Enix’s Rise of the Tomb Raider as an Xbox exclusive is designed to fend off the threat of Uncharted 4. I’m a big fan of Uncharted and I wish we had an action adventure game of that ilk,” Xbox boss Phil …
Read More »Xbox boss: Tomb Raider exclusivity a ‘win-win’, although details remain unclear
Phil Spencer has said that the deal to make Rise of the Tomb Raider an Xbox exclusive is really a win-win”. The Crystal Dynamics title was unveiled as an Xbox exclusive at Microsoft’s Gamescom 2014 press briefing earlier today. "We’ve found in certain instances that if we can partner with …
Read More »Rise of the Tomb Raider an Xbox One exclusive
'We know Microsoft will get behind this game more than any support we have had from them in the past,' says Crystal Dynamics studio head
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