Crystal Dynamics and Eidos gain control of Deus Ex and Tomb Raider IPs

Today is a big day for The Embracer Group and its newly acquired studios, Eidos Montreal and Crystal Dynamics. The duo was previously owned by Square Enix, which divested its Western games division.

Both studios now have full creative control over major franchises, some of which have been frozen for many, many years. Crystal Dynamics has taken control of Tomb Raider and Legacy of Kain, and has started pre-production on a new Tomb Raider game built on Unreal Engine 5. Eidos Montreal is now free to make more Deus Ex games.

“In a nutshell, the big change is that Eidos-Montreal (or its affiliates) is now the owner of the games it developed, such as the Deus Ex and Thief games, and the controller of the data gleaned from the various gameplay metrics tracked. in their titles“, Eidos Montreal announced in its website.

“We are pleased to inform you that Crystal Dynamics has taken control of several game franchises, including TOMB RAIDER and Legacy of Kain, from the games’ previous owner, Square Enix Limited.”, said Crystal Dynamics in a blog post.

For sure we will see future release news of both IP’s possibly for the next year 2023. Leave us your comment.