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Here's your first look at the 'new' Lara Croft for the next-gen Unreal Engine Tomb Raider game
The new Unreal Engine 5 powered Tomb Raider game from Crystal Dynamics will introduce a 'unified' Lara Croft design that blends the old and new.
Embracer cancels new Deus Ex game, lays off Eidos developers
The Embracer Group has reportedly cancelled a new Deus Ex game after two years of development, and laid off staff at game dev studio Eidos Montreal.
Disney open to more collaborations with Eidos Montreal and Crystal Dynamics
Disney's gaming business is growing exponentially and the company is open to more collaborations with past partners like Eidos Montreal, Crystal Dynamics.
Square Enix profit drop due to tough comps, not because Final Fantasy XVI 'flopped'
The reasons behind Square Enix's profit drops go beyond the performance of Final Fantasy XVI, and we take a look at what's going on behind the scenes.
Crystal Dynamics & Eidos' profitability plan is ahead of schedule
Embracer Group CEO Lars Wingefors notes that Crystal Dynamics and Eidos' new profitability plan is ahead of schedule, but neither may be profitable.
Embracer to restructure games empire, layoffs, studio closures, game cancellations imminent
Embracer Group is one of the many video games companies to restructure in an effort to control rising costs, will lead to layoffs and studio closures.
Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda to retire, investors to vote on replacement
Following the 'failure' of many high-profile games, Square Enix CEO Yosuke Matsuda plans to retire and the board of directors has a replacement in mind.
Report: Embracer leases Tomb Raider franchise to Amazon in $600 million deal
Amazon has reportedly paid $600 million to secure the rights to the Tomb Raider franchise, plans to release multimedia like games, films, TV shows.
Avengers content updates to end as Crystal Dynamics shifts focus to Tomb Raider
Crystal Dynamics has reportedly ended development of all new Avengers content and the game will enter maintenance mode and a possible shutdown in 2023.
Ubisoft may sell game franchises to reduce costs
Ubisoft is making itself more lean in order to better face inflation and recession markets, says it will divest 'non-core assets' and may sell game IPs.
Square Enix's aggressive crypto gambit seems too risky for investors
Square Enix doubles down on aggressively investing in the risky and speculative blockchain, NFT, and cryptocurrency market in hopes of capturing Web 3.0.
Square Enix's global aspirations hindered by PlayStation exclusivity
Final Fantasy publisher Square Enix wants to simultaneously release games across all markets, but this move has been hindered by exclusivity deals.
Tomb Raider franchise has sold nearly 100 million copies since its 1996 debut
Lara Croft's iconic decade-spanning adventures have led to nearly 100 million game sales worldwide since the heroine's first expedition back in 1996.
Next Tomb Raider game will be published by retail titan Amazon's games division
Retail giant Amazon will handle publishing of the next Unreal Engine 5-powered Tomb Raider game that's in development at Crystal Dynamics.
Failed Avengers live service game may shut down in 2023
Crystal Dynamics will reportedly shut down its Marvel's Avengers live game in 2023 as the team moves on to new projects like the next Tomb Raider in UE5.
Eidos Montreal plotting out the next Deus Ex game, also working on...Fable?
Eidos Montreal is currently in pre-production planning phases on a new Deus Ex game, and it could be the ending chapter of the Adam Jensen trilogy.
Square Enix is willing to sell pieces of its studios to reduce risk
Square Enix wants to reduce risk by any means, even if it means selling off parts of its game development studios or making investments in new studios.
Square Enix's new live service bets aren't going very well
After Babylon's Fall and Final Fantasy 7 First Soldier, Square Enix is having a losing on its new live service game bets at a time where it needs hits.
After losing $200 million on Marvel games, Square Enix now fears risk
Instead of buying new game studios, Square Enix is open to acquiring stakes in game developers and making side deals to co-finance and publish games.
Crystal Dynamics and Eidos gain control of Deus Ex, Tomb Raider IPs
Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal have now gained full control over the franchises they've made including Tomb Raider, Thief, Legacy of Kain, Deus Ex.
New Perfect Dark game: a cross between Bourne Identity and James Bond
Microsoft's Matt Booty describes the new Perfect Dark game from The Initiative as an amalgamation of spy thriller The Bourne Identity and James Bond.
New Just Cause confirmed by Square Enix, may be a live service game
Square Enix confirms a new Just Cause game is in development, but it may be a big departure from previous games in the series.
Square Enix invests record $792m in game dev, new studios, blockchain
Square Enix's production account reaches a record $792 million in FY22 as the company spends more money than ever on new projects.
NFTs weren't the main reason Square Enix sold to Embracer Group
NFTs and blockchain were not the primary reasons that Square Enix sold Tomb Raider and Deus Ex among others for $300 million.
Outriders didn't make a profit in 2021, People Can Fly confirms
Outriders didn't turn a profit throughout 2021 and developer People Can Fly have not received any royalty payments from the game.
Here's how much Square Enix spends on games development
Games giant Square Enix spends several hundreds of millions of dollars on games development every year, company data reveals.
Square Enix lost $200 million from its two Marvel games
Crystal Dynamics' Avengers and Eidos-Montreal's Guardians of the Galaxy Marvel games cost Square Enix $200 million in losses.
Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy are included in Embracer buyout
Embracer Group CEO Lars Wingefors confirms all of Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal's big games are included in the deal.
Analysis: Why Square Enix sold its Western division to Embracer Group
Square Enix is officially selling all of its game development studios in the West for $300 million, and here's why they did it.
Tomb Raider trilogy sells 38 million, Deus Ex duology at 12 million
Modern Deus Ex and Tomb Raider games actually sold millions and millions of copies, new developer sales figure data reveals.
Eidos Montreal has multiple games in development using Unreal Engine 5
Eidos Montreal studio head David Anfossi confirms that multiple new projects are in development that all use Unreal Engine 5.
Embracer: Crystal Dynamics and Eidos' new games are 'very interesting'
Embracer Group CEO Lars Wingefors has seen what Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal are working on, say it's 'very interesting'
Embracer has 230 games in development, but only 13% of them are AAA
Following its $300 million buyout of Crystal Dynamics, Eidos, and Square Enix Montreal, Embracer will have 230+ games in dev.
Embracer to buy Crystal Dynamics, Eidos, includes Deus Ex, Tomb Raider
Square Enix will sell Crystal Dynamics, Eidos, and Square Enix Montreal and tons of IPs to Embracer Group for $300 million.
Nearly half of next-gen console games are using Unreal Engine
Over 85 game developers will use Unreal Engine 5 in upcoming games, and nearly half of announced next-gen games will use Unreal.
Here's a list of the game developers working on Unreal Engine 5 games
Epic Games just hosted its State of Unreal 2022 event, with game developers flocking to the next-gen Unreal Engine 5 technology.
The new Tomb Raider game is being built on next-gen Unreal Engine 5
Crystal Dynamics confirms the new Tomb Raider game is being build on Epic Games' next-gen Unreal Engine 5 technology, oh yeah!
Spider-Man is finally coming to the Avengers game, and soon
Spider-Man is coming to Square Enix's Avengers live game on November 30 exclusively to PS4/PS5, and he's looking pretty thicc.
Square Enix will no longer push singleplayer devs to make live games
Avengers' disappointing results force Square Enix to revise live service plans, will now focus on each studio's strengths.
Guardians of the Galaxy is actually only 80GB on PC, not 150GB
Square Enix's new Guardians of the Galaxy won't require a huge 150GB of space on PC, will instead be cut nearly in half to 80GB.
Microsoft hires Tomb Raider dev to help with new Perfect Dark FPS
Tomb Raider and Marvel's Avengers developer Crystal Dynamics is co-developing a new first-person Perfect Dark game for Microsoft.
Rise of the Tomb Raider's Xbox exclusivity cost Microsoft $100 million
Microsoft's huge one-year exclusivity deal for Rise of the Tomb Raider on Xbox was apparently worth $100 million in total costs.
Streamers beware: New Marvel's Avengers game update shows IP on screen
Don't stream Marvel's Avengers right now, the game currently displays your IP address on screen leaving you open to doxxing.
New Guardians of the Galaxy game may premiere at Square Enix's E3 show
With Deus Ex in cryosleep, Eidos Montreal has reportedly moved to a Guardians of the Galaxy project and it may be revealed soon.
Spider-Man Avengers hero delayed, may not come in 2021
PS4 and PS5 gamers will have to wait until after Black Panther releases to play as Spider-Man in the latest Avengers live game.
Avengers 2021 roadmap reveals big plans like Black Panther expansion
Crystal Dynamics lays out the upcoming seasonal content for Avengers' 2021 roadmap, including expansions, new updates, and more.
Avengers PS4 to PS5 save migration is messy and complicated
Avengers' save migration is the latest example of how awkward and frustrating cross-gen save management is on the PlayStation 5.
99% of PS4 games will be playable on PlayStation 5 at launch
99% of the entire PlayStation 4 games library will be playable on the PlayStation 5 at launch, Sony's Jim Ryan confirms.
Avengers microtransactions are actually pretty innovative
Crystal Dynamics' new Avengers game' innovative microtransaction an monetization scheme combines cosmetics and battle passes.
The Initiative's so-called AAAA project could get messy
Microsoft's so-called AAAA games studio The Initiative could get messy as it focuses on a crazy-ambitious new premium game.