The Recreation Awards airs this Thursday, December 11, however we now know that one of many large reveals will probably be associated to Tomb Raider. This announcement was first revealed in Fortnite (sure, Fortnite) earlier than the franchise’s official X account shared the information to a broader viewers.
The announcement consists of a bit of artwork (posted above) that reveals a silhouette of Lara Croft atop a pedestal bearing the phrases “Announcement December 11”. The Tomb Raider X account then posts the next message:
As simply revealed in The Recreation Awards Vote in Fortnite map portal, tune in to @thegameawards on December 11 for a take a look at the way forward for certainly one of gaming’s most iconic franchises @tombraider
Whereas the announcement would not explicitly promise a brand new sport reveal, it’s been identified since 2022 that Crystal Dynamics, which has developed each mainline Tomb Raider sport since 2006’s Tomb Raider: Legend, is engaged on a brand new entry within the collection. On the time, the studio introduced it was being developed in Unreal Engine 5, however little else is thought in regards to the venture aside from it will likely be revealed by Amazon Video games (even after this division suffered mass layoffs in October). The event of the sport was reportedly additionally unaffected by the rounds of layoffs that hit Crystal Dynamics in August.
The final mainline Tomb Raider sport was 2018’s Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Since then, followers have been handled to 2 remastered collections of the primary six video games within the collection: Tomb Raider I-III Remastered in 2024 and Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered earlier this 12 months. In the meantime, Season 2 of Netflix’s Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft animated collection is ready to premiere on December 11 – the identical day as The Recreation Awards. Thursday is shaping as much as be an enormous day for Lara Croft followers.
For extra on The Recreation Awards, here is the full checklist of award nominations.
