亚马逊游戏与水晶动力达成协议，共同开发和发行《古墓丽影》系列新作
Amazon Games & Crystal Dynamics Strike Deal to Develop and Publish Next Entry in Tomb Raider Series
2022年12月15日
Dec 15, 2022
亚马逊游戏与水晶动力今日宣布，双方已达成协议，由水晶动力负责开发一款全新的多平台《古墓丽影》游戏，而亚马逊游戏将提供全面支持并负责该游戏的全球发行。
Amazon Games and Crystal Dynamics today announced they have reached an agreement under which Crystal Dynamics will develop a new multiplatform Tomb Raider title, with Amazon Games providing full support and publishing the game globally.
这款尚未命名的全新《古墓丽影》游戏是一款单人、叙事驱动的冒险游戏，将延续劳拉·克劳馥在《古墓丽影》系列中的故事。游戏包含了让《古墓丽影》成为游戏界最受尊敬品牌之一的所有元素，玩家将操控自信且多面的主角劳拉·克劳馥，在鼓励探索和创意寻路的环境中展开冒险，解决令人绞尽脑汁的谜题，并面对和克服各种敌人。水晶动力将利用虚幻5引擎的强大功能和前沿技术，将叙事提升至全新高度，打造迄今为止规模最大、内容最丰富的《古墓丽影》游戏。目前，该游戏正处于早期开发阶段，更多详情将在后续公布。
The as-yet-untitled new Tomb Raider game is a single-player, narrative-driven adventure that continues Lara Croft’s story in the Tomb Raider series. It includes all the elements that have made Tomb Raider one of the most revered franchises in gaming, giving players control of the confident and multidimensional hero Lara Croft in an environment that rewards exploration and creative pathfinding, with mind-bending puzzles to solve, and a wide variety of enemies to face and overcome. Crystal Dynamics is drawing on the power and cutting-edge technology of Unreal Engine 5 to take storytelling to the next level, in the biggest, most expansive Tomb Raider game to date. The title is currently in early development, and additional details will be announced at a later date.
亚马逊游戏副总裁克里斯托夫·哈特曼表示：“《古墓丽影》是娱乐史上最受喜爱的形象之一。亚马逊游戏致力于向玩家提供来自最佳开发团队、跨越各种平台和类型的最高品质游戏，我们很荣幸有机会与这家传奇开发团队和系列作品合作。我们的团队对与才华横溢且富有远见的水晶动力团队合作充满期待，共同为全世界的玩家带来劳拉·克劳馥传奇故事的新篇章。”
“Tomb Raider is one of the most beloved IPs in entertainment history,” said Christoph Hartmann, VP of Amazon Games. “Amazon Games is committed to bringing players games of the highest quality, from the best developers, across all variety of platforms and genres, and we’re honored by the opportunity to work with this storied developer and franchise. Our team is incredibly excited about collaborating with the talented and visionary Crystal Dynamics team to bring the next chapter of Lara Croft’s saga to players around the world.”
“在被Embracer收购之后，水晶动力拥有了一个非凡的机会，那就是重新定义《古墓丽影》的发行合作关系，”水晶动力工作室负责人史考特·阿摩司表示。“变革正是我们所追求的，而通过亚马逊游戏，我们找到了一支与我们共享创意愿景、雄心壮志和劳拉·克劳馥宇宙价值观的团队，涵盖各种可能性。他们拥有独特的优势，能够重塑发行和开发合作的方式，我们迫不及待地想携手开辟这条新道路，从打造迄今为止最大、最好的《古墓丽影》游戏开始！”
“Crystal Dynamics has an extraordinary opportunity following our acquisition by Embracer to redefine what a publishing relationship is for Tomb Raider,” said Scot Amos, head of studio at Crystal Dynamics. “Transformative is what we’re looking for, and with Amazon Games, we found a team that shares our creative vision, ambitions, and values for a Lara Croft universe across the spectrum of possibilities. They’re uniquely positioned to rewrite what publishing and development collaborations are, and we’re eager to forge this new path together, starting with building the biggest and best Tomb Raider game yet!”
在过去的三十年里，水晶动力开发并发行了数十款获奖作品，包括全球知名的《凯恩的遗产》和《古墓丽影》等系列。《古墓丽影》系列包括超过20款游戏，受到全球超过1.7亿人的喜爱[1]，自1996年首部作品发行以来，已售出超过9500万份。最近的“幸存者三部曲”——《古墓丽影》（2013）、《古墓丽影：崛起》（2015）和《古墓丽影：暗影》（2018）共获得了超过200项“最佳”奖项和提名。
Crystal Dynamics has developed and published dozens of award-winning titles over the past three decades, including globally revered franchises like Legacy of Kain and Tomb Raider. The Tomb Raider franchise includes more than 20 video games, is loved by more than 170 million people around the world [1], and has sold more than 95 million copies since the first entry was released in 1996. The most recent “Survivor Trilogy,” comprised of Tomb Raider (2013), Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015), and Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018), garnered more than 200 “Best of” awards and nominations.
与水晶动力的协议标志着亚马逊游戏在AAA级游戏发行领域的进一步拓展，此前他们还发行了Smilegate RPG的《失落的方舟》以及最近宣布的Bandai Namco Online Inc.的《蓝色协议》。即将推出的《古墓丽影》新作将是亚马逊游戏在多人游戏《新世界》和《失落的方舟》取得成功之后，首款单人叙事游戏。
The agreement with Crystal Dynamics marks a further expansion of Amazon Games’ AAA publishing efforts, which also include Lost Ark from Smilegate RPG and the recently announced Blue Protocol from Bandai Namco Online Inc. The upcoming Tomb Raider title will mark Amazon Games’ first single-player narrative title, following success with multiplayer titles New World and Lost Ark.
[1] NRG全球研究数据，2022 年 5 月
[1] NRG global study, May 2022
