Tomb Raider Release Date Delayed to 2013

Crystal Dynamics' upcoming game, Tomb Raider, has now been delayed to 2013 due to the developer hoping to add extra polish to the game which they strongly believe could be one of the best games of their careers. The announcement reminds us of the most famous Miyamoto quotes, "A delayed game is eventually good, a bad game is bad forever." Fans looking forward to the game might be dissapointed by this news, but it's only in their best interest to wait for a better experience which they deserve.

The announcement aws made on the Eidos Interactive forums where studio head, Darrell Gallagher, said,

When Crystal Dynamics first set out to reboot the Tomb Raider franchise, there were two goals that we were extremely passionate about. The first was to create a modern Tomb Raider game that would surprise and excite gamers. The second was to make this the best game of our careers, something we would be really proud to be a part of. We truly believe that we have something very special on our hands and we can’t wait to share it with you.

Our priority now is to make sure we fully deliver the very highest quality game. In order to do this, we have decided to move the game’s release date by a few months, from Fall 2012 to the first quarter of 2013.

We’re doing things that are completely new to Tomb Raider in this game and the additional development time will allow us to put the finishing touches into the game and polish it to a level that you deserve. We believe this is the right choice and I guarantee it will be worth the wait. The game is looking amazing and we can’t wait to show it to everyone at E3 in a few weeks.

Darrell Gallagher

A new screenshot has been released to mellow the fan disappointment, at least a little.