Days Gone, Head of Development, works at Crystal Dynamics

During yesterday’s presentation Unreal Engine 5 Crystal Dynamics boasted of using this state-of-the-art technology in development of the new Tomb Raider. Today we will trace another interesting fact. He joined the British team Jeff Rosswho previously led the development of PlayStation Exclusivity days gone by at Sony Bend Studios.

Ross joined Crystal Dynamics as design manager. He boasted about the novelty in his Twitter account, saying that he was delighted with the project and reminded of almost 50 vacancies in the studio. It is likely that Ross is involved in the development of the new adventure of the archaeologist Lara Croft.

Game Director Jeff Ross and Writer/Director John Garvin, the two most senior creators of Days Gone, left the Sony Bend studio in December 2020. According to unconfirmed reports, Sony did not allow them to work on a sequel to Days Gone. They’ve been with the Oregon studio since its inception in the mid-1990s when they created an action game. Siphon filter for the first PlayStation and its sequel.

Recall that the agreement between Microsoft and Crystal Dynamics was announced in September last year. The creators of the Tomb Raider series and Marvel’s Avengers are partnering with The Initiative to revive Perfect Dark.