"We're just days away from gamings biggest advert show where we can revel in big new reveals, exciting trailers and whatever celebrity has been roped into it this time. There are loads of rumours about what might appear, but now we for sure that Tomb Raider is going to make an appearance. The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley confirmed the news on X where he said that Lara Croft would return at show and we should "tune in Thursday night for a look at the future of one of gaming's most iconic franchises"."
"Rumours, reports and leaks about the next Tomb Raider have been occurring for years now. It seems to be aiming to act as a bridge between the last trilogy and the newer games, featuring a Lara Croft in her prime. She's no longer the survivor, and is closer to the acrobatic, confident Lara from the original games. The recent Netflix TV series laid the foundation for this bridging of the games."
"However, behind the scenes, developer Crystal Dynamics has been having a rough time. Their Avengers game failure cost the company a lot of cash, and they've gone through a chaotic purchase by Embracer, whose restructuring has led to multiple rounds of layoffs at Crystal Dynamics. The biggest blow may have been the collapse of Perfect Dark which was cancelled earlier this year. Now, it seems their deal with Amazon to create the next Tomb Raider game is likely the only thing keeping Crystal Dynamics afloat, especially since Amazon seems to be supplying most of the funding."
The next Tomb Raider aims to bridge the previous trilogy and the newer titles, featuring a Lara Croft in her prime who is more acrobatic and confident rather than a survivor. The game is reportedly an open-world adventure set in India where a natural disaster has exposed runes that Lara races to reach ahead of a secret society. The return will be revealed at the upcoming Game Awards. Developer Crystal Dynamics has faced financial and organizational turmoil after the Avengers failure, an Embracer acquisition and layoffs, and the cancellation of Perfect Dark. Amazon funding and a publishing deal appear central to the project's viability.
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