Amazon to Publish the Next Tomb Raider Video Game

Amazon said on Thursday that it would publish the next iteration of the popular video game franchise Tomb Raider, a coup for the tech giant’s video game business.

Tomb Raider, an action-adventure title developed by a California game studio called Crystal Dynamics, features the character Lara Croft, a British archaeologist who traverses unexplored tombs around the world, solving puzzles and fighting villains.

Recent versions of the game, like the well-regarded 2018 title, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, were published by the Japanese company Square Enix. The franchise has also inspired several feature films.

Crystal Dynamics is still the developer for the upcoming game, which does not yet have a release date and is early in development. But Amazon will be the publisher, meaning the company is working closely with Crystal Dynamics on “creative support” and is responsible for tasks like marketing, shipping the title on various retail and online platforms, and advertising.