In 2022, Square Enix announced plans to sell most of their Western studios and franchises to Embracer Group, making them the new owners of both Crystal Dynamics and the Tomb Raider franchise.
In 2009, Square Enix acquired Eidos as a subsidiary, which also got them Crystal Dynamics and the Tomb Raider franchise. When the series began to decline and an attempt was made to give it a Darker and Edgier makeover, sales dropped and the publisher of the series, Eidos Interactive, handed it over to American developer Crystal Dynamics (who made most of the Legacy of Kain series).
The first six games were created by British developer Core Design. Since its debut in 1996, the games have sold millions of copies around the world, appeared on almost every single format to date starting from the 5th-generation era, and have spawned a series of comic books, three movies, and an animated series. In most of the games, she travels around the world looking for highly prized treasures while avoiding rival hunters, wildlife, and various death traps. Tomb Raider is a video game franchise starring an adventurer archaeologist named Lara Croft.
