{"id":1834295,"date":"2026-03-19T10:57:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T07:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1834295"},"modified":"2026-03-19T10:57:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T07:57:28","slug":"tomb-raider-studio-hit-with-fourth-round-of-layoffs-in-12-months-but-remake-and-catalyst-development-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1834295","title":{"rendered":"Tomb Raider studio hit with fourth round of layoffs in 12 months, but remake and Catalyst development continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Tomb Raider studio hit with fourth round of layoffs in 12 months, but remake and Catalyst development continues<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8220;This is a difficult day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Tomb-Raider-Legacy-of-Atlantis-image-showing-Lara-Croft-looking-out-over-a-vast-lush-landscape.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Tomb Raider Legacy of Atlantis image showing Lara Croft looking out over a vast lush landscape\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Tomb-Raider-Legacy-of-Atlantis-image-showing-Lara-Croft-looking-out-over-a-vast-lush-landscape.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Crystal Dynamics<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1644925423.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1644925423.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-03-19T10:57:28+00:00\">March 19, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tomb-raider-studio-hit-with-fourth-round-of-layoffs-in-12-months-but-remake-and-catalyst-development-continues?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          2 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"fe9814ef-296e-4945-835a-ea2a8a1f43c6\" data-name=\"Tomb Raider: Catalyst\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Tomb Raider: Catalyst\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Tomb Raider: Catalyst\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Tomb Raider: Catalyst\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Tomb Raider: Catalyst\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Tomb Raider: Catalyst\" title=\"Follow Tomb Raider: Catalyst\"><br \/>\n  Follow Tomb Raider: Catalyst<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Crystal Dynamics has announced another wave of layoffs. This is the fourth round of layoffs in 12 months for the Tomb Raider studio.<\/p>\n<p>The company shared the news last night, stating the move will impact &#8220;20 talented team members&#8221;. These include staff from both development and central operations roles.<\/p>\n<p><!-- code from Primis - Eurogamer.net - eurogamer.net --><\/p>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- code from Primis --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a difficult day for our studio, and we never make these decisions lightly, particularly after the restructuring we underwent last year,&#8221; Crystal Dynamics wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7440085252469055488\/\">LinkedIn<\/a>. &#8220;As our current projects move into new phases of development, we continuously take a hard look at our team structures to ensure they align with our long-term studio goals. While we always strive to transition our people into new roles whenever possible, we have unfortunately reached a point where these departures are necessary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Crystal Dynamics acknowledged that many may be concerned about what these recent changes at the studio mean for future <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tomb-raider-games-order\">Tomb Raider games<\/a>. However, it has assured that it remains &#8220;fully committed&#8221; to the series&#8217; already announced games, the all-new Tomb Raider: Catalyst and its remake of the original Tomb Raider known as Legacy of Atlantis. &#8220;Today, however, our priority is supporting our colleagues who are moving on,&#8221; the studio closed.<\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s layoffs follow earlier layoffs at the studio in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tomb-raider-developer-crystal-dynamics-announces-yet-another-round-of-layoffs\">November<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crystal-dynamics-subject-to-more-layoffs-following-perfect-dark-cancellation\">August<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tomb-raider-developer-crystal-dynamics-announces-layoffs\">March<\/a> of last year.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lara Croft in Tomb Raider Catalyst\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Lara-Croft-in-Tomb-Raider-Catalyst.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Lara Croft in Tomb Raider Catalyst\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Lara-Croft-in-Tomb-Raider-Catalyst.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Crystal Dynamics<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/next-tomb-raider-game-known-as-catalyst-finally-revealed-at-the-game-awards\">Tomb Raider Catalyst is due to release next year<\/a>, across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X\/S and Steam. It will take Lara to Northern India, following a &#8220;mythical cataclysm that has unleashed ancient secrets and awakened the mysterious forces that guard them&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Before that, though, we have Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, which places players <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fully-fledged-from-the-ground-up-tomb-raider-remake-announced\">back in the shoes of Lara Croft as she hops from country to country in search of the Scion of Atlantis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Crystal Dynamics has announced another wave of layoffs. This is the fourth round of layoffs in 12 months for the Tomb Raider studio.<\/p>\n<p>The company shared the news last night, stating the move will impact &#8220;20 talented team members&#8221;. These include staff from both development and central operations roles.<\/p>\n<p><!-- code from Primis - Eurogamer.net - eurogamer.net --><\/p>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- code from Primis --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a difficult day for our studio, and we never make these decisions lightly, particularly after the restructuring we underwent last year,&#8221; Crystal Dynamics wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7440085252469055488\/\">LinkedIn<\/a>. &#8220;As our current projects move into new phases of development, we continuously take a hard look at our team structures to ensure they align with our long-term studio goals. While we always strive to transition our people into new roles whenever possible, we have unfortunately reached a point where these departures are necessary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Crystal Dynamics acknowledged that many may be concerned about what these recent changes at the studio mean for future <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tomb-raider-games-order\">Tomb Raider games<\/a>. However, it has assured that it remains &#8220;fully committed&#8221; to the series&#8217; already announced games, the all-new Tomb Raider: Catalyst and its remake of the original Tomb Raider known as Legacy of Atlantis. &#8220;Today, however, our priority is supporting our colleagues who are moving on,&#8221; the studio closed.<\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s layoffs follow earlier layoffs at the studio in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tomb-raider-developer-crystal-dynamics-announces-yet-another-round-of-layoffs\">November<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crystal-dynamics-subject-to-more-layoffs-following-perfect-dark-cancellation\">August<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tomb-raider-developer-crystal-dynamics-announces-layoffs\">March<\/a> of last year.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lara Croft in Tomb Raider Catalyst\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Lara-Croft-in-Tomb-Raider-Catalyst.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Lara Croft in Tomb Raider Catalyst\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Lara-Croft-in-Tomb-Raider-Catalyst.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Crystal Dynamics<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/next-tomb-raider-game-known-as-catalyst-finally-revealed-at-the-game-awards\">Tomb Raider Catalyst is due to release next year<\/a>, across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X\/S and Steam. It will take Lara to Northern India, following a &#8220;mythical cataclysm that has unleashed ancient secrets and awakened the mysterious forces that guard them&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Before that, though, we have Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, which places players <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fully-fledged-from-the-ground-up-tomb-raider-remake-announced\">back in the shoes of Lara Croft as she hops from country to country in search of the Scion of Atlantis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Tomb Raider studio hit with fourth round of layoffs in 12 months, but remake and Catalyst development continues &#8220;This is a difficult day.&#8221; Image credit: Crystal Dynamics News by Victoria Phillips Kennedy News Reporter Published on March 19, 2026 2 comments Follow Tomb Raider: Catalyst Crystal Dynamics has announced another wave of layoffs. 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