see crystallization . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message crystal dynamics type subsidiary industry video game industry founded 1992 founder judy lang madeline canepa david morris headquarters redwood city california united states key people scot amos ron rosenberg products list of crystal dynamics video games owner square enix europe parent square enix website crystald.com crystal dynamics is an american video game developer that was founded in 1992 by judy lang madeline canepa and dave morse . based in the san francisco bay area it was acquired by eidos interactive in 1998 . after square enix s acquisition of eidos in 2009 it became a subsidiary of square enix . 1 crystal dynamics was the first licensed developer for 3do . the company s mascot was the video game character gex the gecko . contents 1 history 2 games developed 3 references 4 external links history edit crystal dynamics was formed in mid 1992 by sega veterans judy lang madeline canepa and dave morse . crystal was the first licensed developer for 3do a gaming hardware platform simultaneously funded by kleiner perkins . in 1993 strauss zelnick president of 20th century fox s film studio was hired to run crystal dynamics . this made national news and helped to touch off the frenzy of multimedia investments of the mid 1990s . 2 a 1993 editorial in electronic gaming monthly declared that the hottest new video game company on the upscale scene is definitely crystal dynamics . 3 crystal dynamics had been most known for developing legacy of kain and gex but in 2003 the studio was entrusted the development of the best selling tomb raider franchise after original developer core design failed to gain critical or commercial success with their later tomb raider games and released its first game in the series in 2006 tomb raider legend which was the fastest selling game in the entire series selling 4.5 million units worldwide . 4 5 crystal dynamics co developed tomb raider anniversary with developer buzz monkey software . tomb raider anniversary a remake of the first tomb raider game was released in june 2007 . the next installment tomb raider underworld was released on november 2008 on consoles . crystal dynamics next release was the spin off title lara croft and the guardian of light which did not feature the tomb raider branding despite utilizing the lead character . the game was released for digital distribution only . this was followed by tomb raider in 2013 a reboot which introduced a new back story for lara . in december 2015 square enix announced that darrell gallagher the studio s head had left the company . his role in the company was replaced by scot amos and ron rosenberg . 6 in january 2016 brian horton director of the game rise of the tomb raider left the company . he had previously undertaken the role of senior art director on the 2013 tomb raider reboot . 7 from january to june 2009 crystal dynamics laid off over 30 employees to refocus their efforts on the tomb raider series only . 8 9 on january 3 2012 studio community manager meagan marie said that the studio would be revealing a new ip in 2012 . 10 in a podcast released on 23 june 2012 executive producer scot amos said crystal dynamics new ip will be fresh and familiar and offer a similar experience to the new tomb raider game . 11 games developed edit main article list of crystal dynamics video games references edit ransom james july 7 2009 . eidos dissolved into square enix europe layoffs likely . joystiq . retrieved march 20 2012 . fisher lawrence m. february 13 1994 . sound bytes ; the not so silent screen . new york times . retrieved june 14 2012 . gaming gossip . electronic gaming monthly 51 . egm media llc . october 1993 . p. 54 . internet archive wayback machine . web.archive.org . 2009 03 08 . archived from the original on 2009 03 08 . retrieved 2012 03 20 . sci entertainment group plc investor relations rns announcement . miranda.hemscott.com . retrieved 2012 03 20 . phillips tom december 16 2015 . crystal dynamics boss quits after decade at square enix . eurogamer . retrieved december 16 2015 . http www.gamespot.com articles rise of the tomb raider director leaves crystal dy 1100 6433898 lay offs hit tomb raider developer crystal dynamics game development news by develop . develop online.net . retrieved 2012 03 20 . further layoffs at tomb raider developer crystal dynamics game development news by develop . developmag.com . 2009 06 10 . retrieved 2012 03 20 . hussain tamoor 2012 01 03 . news tomb raider dev to reveal new ip this year . computerandvideogames.com . retrieved 2012 03 20 . yin wesley 2012 06 25 . tomb raider developer crystal dynamics discusses its new ip news . eurogamer.net . retrieved 2012 07 09 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to crystal dynamics . official website crystal dynamics profile on mobygames crystal dynamics at gamespot v t e square enix formerly square and enix subsidiaries current square enix europe beautiful game studios crystal dynamics eidos montreal io interactive square enix montreal rocksteady studios 25 % taito defunct digicube eidos interactive ion storm quest lists of video games square enix mobile enix home computer square square enix europe eidos taito crystal dynamics major franchises arkanoid bubble bobble championship manager chaos rings chrono darius deus ex dragon quest drakengard final fantasy front mission gex hitman just cause kingdom hearts legacy of kain lufia mana rastan saga sleeping dogs space invaders star ocean thief time gal tomb raider valkyrie profile other related articles compilation albums companion books ds style gangan comics localization of square enix video games playonline zuntata category v t e tomb raider video games main series first era tomb raider 1996 ii 1997 iii 1998 the last revelation 1999 chronicles 2000 the angel of darkness 2003 second era legend 2006 anniversary 2007 underworld 2008 third era tomb raider 2013 rise of the tomb raider 2015 spin offs handheld series tomb raider 2000 curse of the sword 2001 the prophecy 2002 lara croft series lara croft and the guardian of light 2010 lara croft and the temple of osiris 2014 lara croft relic run 2015 lara croft go 2015 films lara croft tomb raider lara croft tomb raider the cradle of life tomb raider 2018 other media revisioned tomb raider animated series the action adventure dvd tomb raider comic related list of media list of characters lara croft core design crystal dynamics toby gard book category v t e legacy of kain games blood omen soul reaver soul reaver 2 blood omen 2 defiance related dead sun nosgoth characters kain raziel authority control worldcat identities viaf 141011824 lccn no94016673 sudoc 183528611 bnf cb140659192 data retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title crystal dynamics & oldid 743852725 categories companies established in 1992video game companies of the united statesvideo game development companiescompanies based in redwood city californiasquare enixamerican brandshidden categories articles needing additional references from december 2012all articles needing additional referencescommons category with page title same as on wikidatawikipedia articles with viaf identifierswikipedia articles with lccn identifierswikipedia articles with bnf identifiers navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages e tinadanskdeutschespa ol fran ais italianolietuvi nederlands polskiportugu srom n svenskat rk e edit links this page was last modified on 11 october 2016 at 16 54 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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