Tag Archives: Crystal Dynamics

Marvel’s Avengers had a rocky launch when it released back in August 2020. The live-service title has suffered from a lack of content for the past year – something which they are finally addressing. Unfortunately, alongside new content, the development team at Crystal Dynamics have now added pay-to-win mechanics. Marvel's …

Crystal Dynamics had a lot of success with the Tomb Raider reboot trilogy and it looks like the studio won't be leaving Lara Croft behind anytime soon. Currently, the studio looks to be hiring for a new Tomb Raider game, calling for candidates that can match the cinematic style of …

Last year, there were rumours that Marvel's Avengers would end up on Xbox Game Pass at some point, a theory that only continued to gain ground as the player base dwindled. Now, a full year on from launch, the game will be coming to Game Pass across all available platforms.  …

Back in 2018, Microsoft formed a brand new studio, The Initiative, led by former Crystal Dynamics head, Darrell Gallagher, to work on a major new game, which we now know to be the Perfect Dark reboot. The Initiative won't be embarking on this journey alone though, as the studio has …

Marvel’s Avengers released its latest content patch earlier this week and immediately, players noticed something very wrong. For some reason, the patch made it so that the game displays the player’s IP address on screen at all times.  This would be particularly problematic for anyone looking to stream the game, …

Square Enix hasn't really done much with the Legacy of Kain IP since acquiring Eidos and Crystal Dynamics, but that could be changing soon. Recently, Square Enix mysteriously removed Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver from sale on Steam, with the promise of “important updates”.  The change was first spotted by …

Crystal Dynamics appears to be staffing up for its next game. This week, the Tomb Raider and Avengers developer began hiring for a new Triple A game, sparking rumours that the studio is returning to the Tomb Raider franchise. Over on Crystal Dynamics' website, a number of job positions have …

After releasing Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Crystal Dynamics turned its attention to Square Enix's Marvel initiative, putting its development resources behind The Avengers. That game hasn't really taken off and now it seems that Crystal Dynamics is turning its attention back to Tomb Raider for a while.  As part …

Square Enix’s Avengers game has struggled to get the attention that the publisher had hoped since its launch back in August of 2020. Being a live-service title, the game’s developers ‘Crystal Dynamics’ is betting on its many promised updates to bring the game back into the limelight. Despite the slow …

Marvel's Avengers hasn't exactly been in the news for the right reasons lately, but perhaps that could start turning around soon. This week, Crystal Dynamics finally announced a release date for the game's first new character DLC.  ‘Taking AIM' is the name of the first Avengers expansion, which will bring …

At this point, Crystal Dynamics has put plans for future Avengers content on hold in order to further refine the base game. However, thanks to the efforts of dataminers, we do have a good idea as to which characters are coming next.  We already know that Kate Bishop and Clint …

There is good news and bad news for Marvel's Avengers players this week. On the bright side, a big quality of life patch dropped this week, fixing a lot of bugs and features. The bad news though, is that future content updates are being delayed.  Firstly, the Kate Bishop hero …

When Marvel’s Avengers launched last month, the release came with a respectable amount of fanfare. Most who played the games as a service title enjoyed the feeling of the various Marvel characters. That being said, after hitting the endgame, many appeared to get tired of the gameplay loop, leading to …

Marvel's Avengers has been out for a couple of weeks now and while many have had plenty of fun with the game, bugs have been a lingering issue. Fortunately, Crystal Dynamics is continuing to squash those issues, starting with patch V1.3.0, which fixes ‘over 1,000' issues.  These fixes run the …

While Marvel’s Avengers represents one of the bigger releases for the latter half of 2020 (at least until next-gen consoles arrive), it appears as though the ensemble action-adventure Destiny-like is falling behind compared to one other superhero outing. According to the UK physical sales charts, Marvel’s Avengers’ launch sales are …

Just as promised, last night the next Marvel's Avengers War Table stream aired, giving us a ton of details about the upcoming beta for the game, as well as a lot of new gameplay to look at. This was perhaps the most promising look at the game yet, with the …

We had a good look at gameplay for Marvel's Avengers a while back and later this month, Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics will be inviting us back to the War Table to show off even more of the game. This time around, we are likely going to get details on …

Despite first being announced all the way back in January of 2017, there has been comparatively little shown off of Marvel’s Avengers – Square Enix’s take on the popular superhero team. With the game releasing this September, it would seem as though fans are finally set to see more from …

At E3 last year, Square Enix finally showed off substantial amounts of footage for both Final Fantasy VII Remake and Crystal Dynamics' long-anticipated Avengers game. Originally, both games were due to launch in March and May respectively but both have since been delayed. These delays were announced separately, so we …

A new trailer was recently released for the upcoming Crystal Dynamics Avengers game, providing lots of new details, showing off more gameplay, and giving us a look at some of the unlockable suits that will be available when the game releases on the 15th of May 2020. The new trailer …

While Square Enix first showed off Marvel's Avengers back at E3, the publisher opted to only demo gameplay in behind closed door meetings. Now just a few months later, that 20-minute gameplay demo has been officially shared with the world, giving us a better quality look at the game in …

Shadow of the Tomb Raider was marketed by Square Enix as an end to Lara Croft’s origins, documenting her transformation into the Tomb Raider that debuted in 1996. Driving this point home, developer Eidos Montréal originally included a post-credits scene that teased the return of a key character from the …

After its brief stint as a Xbox exclusive title, Rise of the Tomb Raider is officially making its way over to the PC in a couple of weeks time. In order to celebrate, Nvidia will be bundling a free copy of the game with purchases of its GTX 900-series graphics …

A week or two ago, Square Enix went ahead and listed Rise of the Tomb Raider on Steam, though it didn't have an exact release date, nor were there many details surrounding the PC version. Now, things have been elaborated on a bit, revealing a 28th/29th of January release date for …

When Rise of the Tomb Raider was announced at E3 2015, many were left wondering how long the Xbox exclusivity period would last. While PS4 gamers will be kept waiting almost a year, it looks like those of us on the PC will be able to play the game much, …

Rise of the Tomb Raider didn't have the greatest set of circumstances for its launch. Not only did the game launch on the same day as Fallout 4, which was subjected to overly high levels of hype, but the game also launched as a timed exclusive on the Xbox One …

Microtransactions in full-priced $60 game releases is a trend that is catching on scarily fast at the moment. The latest title to incorporate them is Rise of the Tomb Raider, the sequel to the highly rated 2013 Tomb Raider reboot. In Rise of the Tomb Raider, you won't be buying …

When the 2013 Tomb Raider reboot launched on the PC, AMD gave its new hair technology feature, TressFX, its début. Since then, the feature has been implemented on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 re-releases of Tomb Raider early last year and now, Crystal Dynamics has revealed that it will …

Rise of the Tomb Raider will be heading to the Xbox One and Xbox 360 at the end of this year, although the last generation version will not be made by Crystal Dynamics. Instead, Netherlands based developer, Nixxes Software, will be bringing the game to Microsoft's last generation console. This …

Microsoft's Rise of the Tomb Raider exclusivity deal may run deeper than we initially thought as it has been confirmed that the company will be publishing the title- providing marketing, funds for the project and distribution support. Unfortunately, the messaging from both companies is still a little unclear, so it …