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Sophie Turner tapped to lead Amazon Prime Video’s Tomb Raider as Lara Croft

The live-action series is set to begin production in January

The Independent UK

A last-ditch attempt to save the Perfect Dark reboot fell through because Take-Two and Microsoft couldn't agree who'd own the IP

Disappointing, Agent Dark.

PC Gamer

Xbox's canceled Perfect Dark reboot was reportedly almost revived by Take-Two — but the deal fell through, and developer Crystal Dynamics was hit with layoffs

A new report claims that Xbox's canceled Perfect Dark reboot was almost revived by Take-Two Interactive

Windows Central

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We're still feeling aftershocks from Microsoft's destructive July layoffs and cancellations

Crystal Dynamics, which was co-developing the cancelled Perfect Dark reboot, imposed another round of layoffs today.

PC Gamer

"This decision was not made lightly" — Tomb Raider dev Crystal Dynamics hit by "necessary" layoffs for second time this year, and I'm sick of writing this headline

For the second time in 2025, Tomb Raider studio Crystal Dynamics has been hit with a wave of "necessary" layoffs.

Windows Central

As Perfect Dark gets canceled and the next Tomb Raider's development stumbles on, Crystal Dynamics lays off even more developers while blaming "evolving business conditions"

This is the third round of layoffs in two years

GamesRadar

Microsoft is closing down Xbox studio The Initiative, with Perfect Dark killed as well — joining Everwild and ZeniMax's new IP, and other unannounced projects

Microsoft is closing down The Initiative, after 7 years. The partnership with Crystal Dynamics will end, and "Perfect Dark" will be cancelled.

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Xbox Just Quietly Added Tomb Raider's Most Memorable Modern Adventure

The best chapter in the 2010s Tomb Raider trilogy is now on Xbox Game Pass, and the underrated gem is well worth your time.

Inverse

Embracer CEO who oversaw the staggering $2B blunder that led to studio closures and layoffs is now set to become its executive chair, focusing on 'mergers and acquisitions and capital allocation'

Lars Wingefors is stepping down as Embracer CEO, but he's not going away.

PC Gamer

Embracer spins off Coffee Stain and 250 game studios under it, including devs of Satisfactory and Deep Rock Galactic, while rebranding The Lord of the Rings group

Fellowship Entertainment is still in charge of Lord of the Rings, Tomb Raider, Kingdom Come Deliverance, and more

GamesRadar

Eidos Montreal lays off more employees: 'We don’t have the capacity to entirely reallocate them to our other ongoing projects'

The Embracer-owned studio is putting "up to 75" people out of work.

PC Gamer

Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics lays off 17 employees 'to better align our current business needs and the studio's future success'

Crystal Dynamics is currently working on a new Tomb Raider game and is also co-developing a Perfect Dark reboot.

PC Gamer

5 years after Avengers, 2 years after its last layoffs, and who knows how long before Perfect Dark and Tomb Raider return, Crystal Dynamics announces another round of layoffs

The news "does not alter our current project plans"

GamesRadar

Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered review: A more than worthy remaster

Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered is another triumphant celebration of a dormant series from developers Aspyr. The studio’s return to Nosgoth improves on the second and third games in the Legacy of Kain series in a host of meaningful ways while adding a host of terrific extras.

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22 Years Later, Tomb Raider's Most Divisive Adventure Is Getting a Second Chance

Aspyr and Crystal Dynamics are rounding out their remasters of the original Tomb Raider games with a re-release of the fourth, fifth, and sixth games in the series.

Total Film

The Legend of Lara Croft showrunner says Crystal Dynamics would "gently hint" at what could be included in the Netflix series because "they might be thinking about it" for the new Tomb Raider game

Exclusive: Tasha Huo talks to GamesRadar+ about working alongside the Tomb Raider developer

GamesRadar

The Tomb Raider series has sold 100 million copies and is now getting three more remasters - including Lara Croft's worst-reviewed game

Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered comes with the series' divisive Angel of Darkness

GamesRadar

Tomb Raider publisher says "things are progressing" with the next Lara Croft game and that Crystal Dynamics is "fairly sheltered" from the layoffs wracking Embracer

"I mean, there's some really great ideas here"

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Tomb Raider fans in shambles after Lara Croft turns up at Opening Night Live as part of a Naraka: Bladepoint crossover, not the long-overdue new game they got excited for

The last Tomb Raider game was nearly 6 years ago

PC Gamer

Cool statues at Comic-Con might've leaked upcoming Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver remasters

Raziel is overdue for a revisit.

Player One

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Series Remaster Teased at San Diego Comic-Con 2024

A booth at San Diego Comic-Con 2024 supposedly leaked that remasters of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 and 2 will be coming in the future.

GamesRadar

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver graphic novel The Dead Shall Rise is a canonical prequel to the classic action game

The new book delves into Raziel's backstory

GamesRadar

Perfect Dark looks way better than I was expecting it to, and I'm excited to see how Crystal Dynamics gives Joanna the Lara Croft treatment

Opinion | Joanna Dark's new adventure continues CD's flair for bringing classic video game heroines to modern audiences

Windows Central

Perfect Dark FAQ: Xbox Game Pass, story, gameplay, and everything you need to know

Xbox's Perfect Dark is an upcoming spy shooter that provides a new take on an old franchise. Here's everything you need to know.

GamesRadar

Original GoldenEye and Perfect Dark composer “would’ve loved” to work on the reboot, but the studio “chose someone else”

The Initiative and Crystal Dynamics are revisiting Perfect Dark after nearly 20 years

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