A new Tomb Raider has been seemingly confirmed, but it doesn t sound like Square Enix and Crystal Dynamic will be revealing it anytime soon. In 2021, the pair are celebrating the 25-year anniversary of the series, which over the years has inspired many, including Uncharted. To celebrate the [.]
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The Kate Bishop DLC was originally scheduled to launch in October 2020, while the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of the game were planned for release in November.
However, both were delayed so that Crystal Dynamics could focus on fixing various issues with the existing game, which had contributed to a dwindling player count.
Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda said in November that the company hoped to make up for the game’s poor early performance with the release of a significant amount of new content in sixth-month period ending March 31, 2021.
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We re celebrating 25 Years of Tomb Raider throughout 2021, with community features, nostalgic content, and surprises along the way! pic.twitter.com/cOmsfVj8jr
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Game director Will Kerslake appeared in the video to give a hint at what may is coming for the series in the future. Talking about the potential for future games, he said they wanted to link the origin reboot trilogy that started in 2013 to the original games which featured a “seasoned and confident adventurer”
Kerslake continued saying that the development team saw “a future of Tomb Raider unfolding after these established adventures, telling stories that build upon the breadth of both Core Design and Crystal Dynamics’ games, working to unify these timelines.”
Next Tomb Raider Game to Blend Originals with Reboot Trilogy
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The next game in the Tomb Raider franchise is in development, but will not be announced in the near future. Square Enix plans to celebrate the series’ 25th anniversary all year with retrospectives, “nostalgic content”, and more, while Crystal Dynamics begins work on Lara Croft’s next big adventure. According to franchise game director Will Kerslake, this project will unify the ideas of the original PS1 games with the more recent reboot trilogy.
We re celebrating 25 Years of Tomb Raider throughout 2021, with community features, nostalgic content, and surprises along the way! pic.twitter.com/cOmsfVj8jr Tomb Raider (@tombraider) January 27, 2021
That being said, Crystal Dynamics will be back in charge for the next
Tomb Raider entry and in the celebration video, we got a slight piece of information about this new project. According to the director of
Tomb Raider, Will Kerslake, they are working to unify the timelines for the original games of the franchise and the rebooted trilogy. He said:
We envision the future of
Tomb Raider unfolding after [the rebooted trilogy], telling stories that build upon both the breadth of Core Design and Crystal Dynamics’ games, looking to unify these timelines. With
Tomb Raider’s extensive history, this is not an easy task, and we ask for patience as we go through the process.