Crystal Dynamics takes control of its most beloved games

Crystal Dynamics : We are excited to inform you that Crystal Dynamics has taken control of several game franchises—including TOMB RAIDER and Legacy of Kain—from the games’ previous owner, Square Enix Limited.

[Sonyslave3]

😍😍😍 Let go

[Abracadabra]

Still can't believe how cheap Square sold off these developers with IP's...

If I was a Square shareholder, I would severely pissed.

[Magic_Spatula]

It's all being used to fund their NFT crap anyway. It's not like they needed billions to do it.

[VersusDMC]

They bought eidos for 121 million in 2009 and that included hitman.

https://www.wsj.com/article...

So i don't know where this narrative that they sold it for a low price comes from. People are overestimating the value of Crystal Dynamics and the rest of the Eidos IP. 300 million was probably the best offer they got.

[-Foxtrot]

I just really hope this knocks their plan to merge the old classic Tomb Raider timeline to the new reboot, they wanted a unified timeline and I still can't see how they would do that unless it was in a horrible forced manner, they are two completely different universes.

Hopefully that was Square Enix's idea and they can move onto a new trilogy, maybe go back to the original timeline or softboot it. However that leaked story info about Lara looking after a group of new Tomb Raiders and feeling lonely was just awful.

[1Victor]

Nice congrats to them and good luck they’re going to need it

[IMissJimRyan]

They are ready to be bought.

[Fishy Fingers]

They just were by the Embracer Group, thats why 'they' have control over the franchises.

[IMissJimRyan]

I didn't know. Tks.

[PapaBop]

I'm surprised Sony didn't buy them. Tomb Raider and Soul Reaver were two of the most iconic PS1 games back in the day.

[neutralgamer1992]

Papa

According to the rumors Sony had square enix sell their western developers

[shinoff2183]

Papbop tonb raider and soul reaver werent the two most iconic. They were well known especially tomb raider. Soul reaver wasnt as well known but i remember it being a good game. You could also pick it up at alot of places on the super cheap.

[Loktai]

@papa
Tonb raider was on saturn and pc not any kind of exclusive and legacy of kain was very playstation at the time but soul reaver was also on other stuff but yeah I get you I guess. Tomb raider was better on saturn if you compare launch hardware. The rev c graphics chip the psx got shortly after improved banding in textures and made tomb raider equal or better on playstation, but prior to that it was better on saturn, tiny tiny bit.

[zsquaresoff]

You better do something great with, the last iteration of Tomb Raider wasn't all that great.

[ClayRules2012]

I agree. While I enjoyed the first game, I didn’t much enjoy Rise or Shadow of the Tomb Raider much at all, and I was very excited for both games.

I hope they do some great and really improve on the writing and cast really likable characters (apart from Lara) in the story, her friend Jonah, I couldn’t stand him.

[zsquaresoff]

Jonah was more of an annoyance than an ally.

[ClayRules2012]

@againx28
I’m glad you personally enjoyed Rise, and it was money well spent!

@zsquareoff
Yes, an annoyance, and just someone who I couldn’t careless if he’d been killed off, that was how much I disliked his presence in the games.

[StarkR3ality]

They were all really good games tbh...

[ClayRules2012]

I disagree. I’m glad you got your money’s worth and had a good time with the games still!

[thesoftware730]

Indeed, the gameplay and graphics were excellent.

The story was the weakest part, while still being good tho.

[-Foxtrot]

Good games

Shit Tomb Raider games

[thesoftware730]

I love all 3 Tomb Raider games. Each one was better than the last IMO.

I know people didn't like Shadow but it was fantastic.

[ChasterMies]

The last 2 iterations of Tomb Raider weren’t all that great.

[BISHOP-BRASIL]

I can't fault 'em, they were decent modern games, they weren't the best tomb raider games, but those were classics, nostalgia obviously plays a big role in how we rate 'em, in fact, I doubt a straight remake would fare any better, if not worst, than the modern trilogy. They were clunky platformers with some of the worst shooting to ever grace Playstation, the story only seemed better because of nostalgia too, it was all over the place, from wacky dinos to all serious spy shit.

*edited because my sausage fingers hate smartphones.

[Sgt_Slaughter]

Hopefully this means they have a bright future.

Since Embracer Group also opened up an entire division dedicated to game preservation, maybe we'll see Tomb Raider I, II. and III remastered or remade for the current generation

[lellkay]

Do something with LEGACY OF KAIN PLEAAAASSEEE

[ClayRules2012]

That’d be AWESOME!

[Outlawzz]

Legacy of kain reboot ! Not sure if soul reaver applies also but hey I'll take any of them. Get it done ! Lol

[Orchard]

Legacy of Kain ❤️

[darthv72]

I must be the only one who wishes they'd revisit some of their earlier works. Crash n Burn, Total Eclipse, Off World Interceptor

Id love modern reboots of those.

[blackblades]

Yeah you the only one, I never heard of them

[darthv72]

that's just sad

[Reborn]

CD need to do something, especially after Marvel Avengers.

People tried to pin a majority of the failures of Marvel Avengers on SE, so.. let's see what they do under Embracer.

[boing1]

Remake Soul Reaver!!!

[MadLad]

Nice.
Finally get to see some of my favorite series not be a "disappointment" no matter how many millions they sell.

[Silly Mammo]

Thought they must be talking about Gex: Enter the Gecko. Too bad.

[Demetrius]

I never played a legacy of kain game but I really do hope they make one soon I would most definitely be looking forward to it and of course tomb raider 💜

[TheColbertinator]

Well then make another Kain