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”.
Read on if you want an idea of what the new game is reportedly going to be like.
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.
The game is also rumoured to be an open world adventure set in India where a natural disaster has revealed some new runes. Lara is said to be racing against a secret society to get to them.
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.
I genuinely enjoyed the rebooted Tomb Raider series, but would like to see Lara return to her more confident, fun days. A lighthearted adventure could be a lot of fun and a nice change of pace from the dark and gritty trend.
I’ll keep my fingers crossed this new game delivers something exciting.
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