Epic Games released its new graphics engine, unreal engine 5and although we have been referring to the ‘engine’ for a while, it is now officially available for developers to get started. But not all studios have to wait for the official release of ‘UE5’ as some developers have early access and Crystal Dynamics is one of them. Now, coinciding with the launch of this technology, the study announces: they are working on new ‘Tomb Raider’ Unreal Engine 5.
But those responsible for the project claim that production is still in its infancy: “We’re excited to announce that we’ve started developing our new Unreal Engine 5 powered Tomb Raider game,” the developer said.
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A new level in the franchise
“Our aim is to go beyond the standard and deliver the highest quality cinematic action adventure experience.d what fans deserve from both the Crystal Dynamics and Tomb Raider series. We look forward to starting this journey together.” For now, that’s the most we’ll learn about the new game in the franchise in a while.
To find the latest version starring Lara Croft, we have to go back to 2018.Shadow of the Tomb Raider‘. The famous delivery closed a trilogy that began in 2013 with a reinterpretation of the very well received original. The three installments are characterized by cutting-edge graphics quality in each release in a series of epic adventures in stunning locations. But the next time Lara shows up, we’ll find her too close to realism.
business backlog
Undoubtedly, the production of the new ‘Tomb Raider’ should focus all the attention and resources of Crystal Dynamics, but we cannot ignore that the Redwood City, California studio is still developing the new.perfect dark‘ He’s alongside Microsoft and supports ‘Marvel’s Avengers’.
The developer would not, however, be the first to announce major projects leveraging the tools provided by ‘UE5′. CD Projekt Red is developing a new franchise title’witch‘ with the Epic graphics engine. Among others, there are also scheduled deliveries of consolidated series such as ‘.The Legend of Senua: Hellblade II‘,’Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl‘,’Gears of War‘ and ‘Dragon Quest XII: Flames of Destiny‘, the most striking name.