Crystal Dynamics Officially Takes Over Tomb Raider, Legacy of Kain and Other Franchises From Square Enix

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Crystal Dynamics has announced that it has acquired Tomb Raider, Legacy of Kain and other several franchises from Square Enix Limited.

The move comes after Embracer Group completed its acquisition of a number of Square Enix’s properties in August. The $300 million dollar deal included the Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal, and Square Enix Montréal studios. Embracer Group also acquired the IPs for Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Thief, Legacy of Kain and more than 50 back-catalog games.

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.

As a result of this change, Crystal Dynamics (or its affiliate) is now the owner of these games and the controller of the gameplay and personal data related to them.

As for what’s new for the Tomb Raider franchise, the studio announced a new Tomb Raider game back in April. It has not elaborated on plans for the other franchises at the time of writing.

The studio is also reportedly seeking to develop more content for Marvel IPs.

We’ll let our readers know as we find out more information about the future of Tomb Raider, Legacy of Kain and other  franchises.

Source: Crystal Dynamics

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