Crystal Dynamics announces layoffs, but says Tomb Raider will not be impacted<p>Crystal Dynamics, the studio behind the recent Tomb Raider games, announced an unspecified number of layoffs today. In a <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7366524687985594369/">
post[/url] on LinkedIn, the game developer kept the size of the cuts vague, only stating that "a number of our talented colleagues" would be impacted. In what's becoming an all-too-familiar refrain, the company cited "evolving business conditions" as the reason for the layoffs.</p>
<p>"This decision was not made lightly," the post reads. "It was necessary, however, to ensure the long-term health of our studio and core creative priorities in a continually shifting market."</p>
<span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>Crystal Dynamics was <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/embracer-acquires-eidos-square-enix-montreal-and-other-studios-for-300-million-091019083.html">
acquired[/url] by Embracer Group in a 2022 buying spree by the Swedish game company. Embracer still owns the studio, but was forced to do some <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/embracer-announces-layoffs-and-game-cancellations-after-a-2-billion-deal-falls-through-144311854.html">
layoffs[/url] of its own in 2023 followed by a <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:4;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/embracer-group-is-splitting-up-its-messy-gaming-empire-into-three-different-companies-120006822.html">
restructuring[/url] last year. Crystal Dynamics is still working on <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:5;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/amazon-games-tomb-raider-crystal-dynamics-173848481.html">a new Tomb Raider game[/url], which the company said will not be affected by the layoffs. However, the studio had been tapped to help The Initiative with its
Perfect Dark reboot. That project was <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:6;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/xbox/microsoft-is-closing-the-studio-developing-the-perfect-dark-reboot-and-cancelling-the-game-182257902.html">
canceled[/url] and The Initiative shut down in a separate wave of massive cuts at Microsoft earlier this year. It's unclear whether that cancelation was a reason for today's cuts.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/crystal-dynamics-announces-layoffs-but-says-tomb-raider-will-not-be-impacted-205948298.html?src=rssSource:
Crystal Dynamics announces layoffs, but says Tomb Raider will not be impacted
