More Lara Croft coming from Crystal Dynamics

by: Chad - posted: 3/4/2010 9:06:00 AM

Much like the rumors of Portal 2 earlier this week, the announcement of another Tomb Raider game has made my day.  Crystal Dynamics, developer of the most recent (and awesome) Tomb Raider game, is hard at work on Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light.  They will be showing the game off "beyond closed doors" at GDC next week. 

The only thing that has tempered my anticipation is that it has been listed for release via "digital distribution."  That doesn't sound like a full fledged follow-up to Tomb Raider Underworld.  Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light does have a web site so stay tuned.

CRYSTAL DYNAMICS ANNOUNCE NEW LARA CROFTTM ADVENTURE LARA CROFT AND THE GUARDIAN OF LIGHTTM

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – March 4, 2010 – Crystal Dynamics™, a part of Square Enix Europe, today announced Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light™, a new game developed by Crystal Dynamics, which will be released via digital download in 2010.

“This is a really exciting project for Crystal Dynamics, we have created something completely new and very different to what people might be expecting,” said Darrell Gallagher, General Manager of Crystal Dynamics. “Lara Croft is such an iconic character in videogames, with Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light we have created what we believe is a truly original digital experience.”

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light will be shown strictly “behind closed doors” at this year’s Game Developers Conference beginning on March 9th. Please contact Rob Fleischer at Sandbox Strategies (rob@sandboxstrat.com) for more information.

Crystal Dynamics is an award-winning studio located in San Francisco. Founded in 1992, the studio has created and developed key game franchises such as: Legacy of Kain™, Pandemonium™, Gex™ and most recently the Tomb Raider™ series.

For more information visit www.laracroftandtheguardianoflight.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook - @Crystaldynamics – Facebook.com/LaraCroft

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