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[[Image:Crystal.JPG|thumb|125px|right|Crystal Dynamics logo]]
 
[[Image:Crystal.JPG|thumb|125px|right|Crystal Dynamics logo]]
'''Crystal Dynamics''' was founded in Menlo Park, California in [[1992]] and became a wholly owned subsidiary of [[Eidos]] in September 1998. The studio develops software for the console and PC and has established an enviable track record for its famous Legacy of Kain franchise. Since July [[2003]], Crystal Dynamics has been responsible for the further development of the hugely successful [[Tomb Raider]] series.
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'''Crystal Dynamics''' was founded in Menlo Park, California in [[1992]] and became a wholly owned subsidiary of [[Eidos]] in September 1998. The studio develops software for the console and PC and has established an enviable track record for its famous Legacy of Kain franchise. Since July [[2003]], Crystal Dynamics has been responsible for the further development of the hugely successful [[Tomb Raider]] series. In 2009 Eidos (and Crystal Dynamics with it) was bought by [[Square Enix]], which released a successful [[Tomb Raider (2013)|reboot]] of the franchise.
  
  
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[http://www.crystald.com/ Official Website]
 
[http://www.crystald.com/ Official Website]
  
 
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== Games created by Crystal Dynamics ==
==Tomb Raider Games created by Crystal Dynamics==
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=== Tomb Raider ===
* [[Tomb Raider Legend]]
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* [[Tomb Raider Legend]] (2006)
* [[Tomb Raider Anniversary]]
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* [[Tomb Raider Anniversary]] (2007)
* [[Tomb Raider Underworld]]
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* [[Tomb Raider Underworld]] (2008)
 
* [[Tomb Raider (2013)]]
 
* [[Tomb Raider (2013)]]
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* [[Rise of the Tomb Raider]] (scheduled for release in late 2015)
  
Furthermore Crystal Dynamics released the non Tomb Raider title [[Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light]] in 2010.
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=== Lara Croft ===
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* [[Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light]] (2010)
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* [[Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris]] (2014)
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''Note:'' The Lara Croft titled games are also created by Crystal Dynamics but feature a completely different [[isometric]] game play. They are a kind of fill-in games to bridge the long wait between the Tomb Raider game releases.
  
  
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==Staff==
 
==Staff==
  
==Current==
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===Current===
 
*[[Darrell Gallagher]]
 
*[[Darrell Gallagher]]
 
:Head of Studio
 
:Head of Studio
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==Previous==
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===Previous===
 
* Keir Edmonds (...-2011)
 
* Keir Edmonds (...-2011)
 
: Group Community Manager  
 
: Group Community Manager  

Revision as of 09:01, 5 December 2014

Crystal Dynamics logo

Crystal Dynamics was founded in Menlo Park, California in 1992 and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Eidos in September 1998. The studio develops software for the console and PC and has established an enviable track record for its famous Legacy of Kain franchise. Since July 2003, Crystal Dynamics has been responsible for the further development of the hugely successful Tomb Raider series. In 2009 Eidos (and Crystal Dynamics with it) was bought by Square Enix, which released a successful reboot of the franchise.

Link

Official Website

Games created by Crystal Dynamics

Tomb Raider

Lara Croft

Note: The Lara Croft titled games are also created by Crystal Dynamics but feature a completely different isometric game play. They are a kind of fill-in games to bridge the long wait between the Tomb Raider game releases.

Crystal Dynamics Studio Front

Staff

Current

Head of Studio
Art Director
Global Brand Director
Senior Producer
Community & Communication Manager
Experience Director
Executive Producer

Previous

  • Keir Edmonds (...-2011)
Group Community Manager