Crystal Dynamics is NOT Developing Shadow of the Tomb Raider Although it's not known when Shadow takes place in relation to Rise of the Tomb Raider, Square is promising to deliver " the climatic finale of Lara’s origin story." That could possibly mean that they might continue Lara Croft's story in a different way once this game releases.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider is the third and final installment in Square Enix's rebooted Tomb Raider series that began in 2013 (and inspired the recent Warner Bros. Shadow of the Tomb Raider is Square Enix's Final Installment
With games such as Spider-Man PS4 and Red Dead Redemption 2 releasing around Shadow of the Tomb Raider, they might cut into the sequel's sales. The 2013 Tomb Raider reboot released in March and the 2015 sequel released in November. Whereas Rise of the Tomb Raider released on Xbox One first and then on PS4 a year later, Square Enix's latest installment will be hitting store shelves worldwide on the same day for all platforms - but September is a strange date for the series. Shadow of the Tomb Raider is slated to release on September 14, 2018, for Xbox One, PS4, and PC. Shadow of the Tomb Raider Releases in September While more than a dozen Lara Croft-starring games have released since the franchise's start in 1996, Shadow of the Tomb Raider is only the 12th main installment and potentially the final game ever in Square Enix's series - but it's also the game in which Lara officially becomes. And although it wasn't officially announced until March, it's actually been teased (and leaked) multiple times leading up to its reveal. The upcoming third installment in the publisher's rebooted Tomb Raider series has been in the works for quite some time. It's sold "well over" 1 million copies, according to Microsoft.Square Enix is bringing Lara Croft's origin story to an end with Shadow of the Tomb Raider this year. The game launched first on Xbox consoles as part of an exclusivity arrangement between Microsoft and Square Enix. Rise of the Tomb Raider is also coming to PlayStation 4, but not until holiday 2016. GPU: NVIDIA GTX 650 2 GB or AMD HD7770 2 GB.Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD equivalent.Square Enix also announced the minimum specs for the PC version of Rise of the Tomb Raider. It will be available at Square Enix's online store. The standard edition will go for $60, while a Digital Deluxe Edition-featuring the game and its DLC pass-will sell for $90.Ī special Collector's Edition, which comes with the Digital Deluxe version and a 12-inch Lara Croft statue, replicas of Lara's journal and jade necklace, and a steel case, will sell for $150.
Rise of the Tomb Raider will be available through physical retailers and online marketplaces such as Steam, the Windows Store, and Square Enix's own store. "PC players are a passionate, devoted audience and we know they'll embrace the version created for their systems," Crystal Dynamics co-studio head Ron Rosenberg said in a statement. It will support 4K resolution to offer "stunning new detail." You can click through the images in the gallery above to get a closer look at the PC version and its graphics. The PC edition of Rise of the Tomb Raider was developed by Crystal Dynamics and Nixxes Software.