Crystal Dynamics, the developer of the Tomb Raider series, has confirmed what players are looking forward to, and it is working on the next game in the classic adventure game series, and the project will be developed using Unreal Engine 5 to re-introduce players to the beauty of explorer Laura Crawford.
The announcement is a summary of Epic Games' launch at today's Unreal Engine 5 launch, which coincided with the engine's full-blown launch.
Unreal Engine 5 is Epic Games' powerful video effects toolset behind its recent Matrix Awakening demo demo, and it also underpins the popular battle royale game Fortnite.
Crystal Power said: "This new engine can help transform your work into the next level of story and gameplay, which is why we are excited to announce today that we have just begun to develop our next Tomb Raider game, powered by Unreal Engine 5. “
"Our goal is to drive picture fidelity and deliver a high-quality cinematic action-adventure experience that fans should get from Crystal Power and the Tomb Raider series. We can't wait to embark on this journey together. ”
Crystal Power has previously developed Tomb Raider: Legends, Tomb Raider: Anniversary, Tomb Raider: Underworld, Laura and the Guardians of Light, and Laura and osiris Temple, as well as the series' premiere in the massive Tomb Raider reboot trilogy in 2013, Tomb Raider 9.
Since then, Crystal Power has been busy making Marvel's Avengers games (which proved to be poorly received by the market), leaving the follow-up to the rebooted trilogy to its sister studio, Eidos Montreal.
Crystal Power is also currently working on its next Perfect Darkness game, assisted in development at Microsoft's The Inititiave studio, and a recent report suggests that Microsoft's help has played a bigger role.