In addition, Crystal Dynamics says that the next Tomb Raider title will be developed using the Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5, the next-gen game engine that made its debut back in April this year. The new Tomb Raider title aside, the partnership is a little surprising, given that this is the first news we’ve heard about Crystal Dynamics, specifically, after its acquisition by the Embracer Group. As a quick primer, the studio, along with its sister developers Eidos Montreal and Square Enix Montreal, were sold off to the Swedish company, in a deal worth US$300 million (~RM1.32 billion). Besides the Tomb Raider IP, the Embracer Group’s acquisition also included other major IPs, including Thief, Legacy of Kain, and the Deus Ex franchise. The latter is of major interest to this writer, primarily because the IP has been lauded as having one of the best narratives but was put on ice after its last title, Mankind Divided.
