Today is World Book Day, an annual celebration of reading! Ongoing education is important to us as creatives at Crystal, and one of the ways our teammates love to level up in their disciplines is through great non-fiction. Today, we’ve cultivated a list of books spanning multiple disciplines – from Art to HR to…
Can you give us a quick introduction about who you are and what you do at Crystal Dynamics? My name is Ben Stanton and I’m the Animation Director here at Crystal Dynamics. What games have you worked on both at Crystal Dynamics and other companies, and what was your role on those projects? I’ve had…
Can you give us a quick introduction about who you are and what you do at Crystal Dynamics? My name is Alisha Thayer, and I am a Lead Technical Designer at Crystal Dynamics. I’ve been working in the video game industry for twelve years now. Technical Design is one of the lesser-known design specializations. Technical…
The games industry would not be what it is today without the contributions of Black creators, innovators, and voices. While there is always more work to be done to make the video games industry a place where all perspectives are equally represented and celebrated, Black History Month is an opportunity to celebrate and applaud the…
Sale of Limited-Edition Prints to Benefit Girls Make Games Scholarships. As a part of Crystal Dynamics’ ongoing effort to encourage under-represented communities to join the game development industry, the company today announced a charity drive in collaboration with Girls Make Games, celebrating 25 years of Tomb Raider and Lara Croft’s birthday. Available exclusively from the…
Can you give us a quick introduction about who you are and what you do at Crystal Dynamics? My name is Magali Stretton, and I am a senior level designer at Crystal Dynamics. What games have you worked on both at Crystal Dynamics and other companies, and what was your role on those projects? I…
Discordant Sound Raid, various improvements game systems, and for PlayStation players Spider-Man are available now! If you haven’t yet watched the video about everything coming in Patch 2.2, here’s a quick recap! In our special War Table Deep Dive, we went into the details on what kind of challenge you can expect from our first…
Can you give us a quick introduction about who you are and what you do at Crystal Dynamics? Hi there, I’m Melissa Altobello and I’m currently an Environment Art Lead at Crystal! My incredibly talented teams and I get to work with gameplay, cinematics, and we dabble in menu art from time to time. What…
Can you give us a quick introduction about who you are and what you do on the team? What have you done on Marvel’s Avengers? (that you can share!) Hello world. My name is Brendon Isaiah Bengtson. I have been Lead Character Artist on Marvel’s Avengers for the last year and a half and have…
Hi everyone! My name is Nicole Martinez and I’m a Narrative Director at Crystal Dynamics. I’m currently working on post-launch releases for Marvel’s Avengers with an amazing team of Narrative Designers– shout out to Hannah MacLeod, Jessica Krause, and Keano Raubun! We work on the storylines for new heroes and events, write all the…
We sat down (virtually) with Lead Combat Designer Scott Walters, who is currently working on Marvel’s Avengers. Can you do a quick introduction into who you are and what you do on the team? Hello, my name is Scott Walters and I’m a senior designer on our combat team. I primarily work on the…
Happy War for Wakanda Week! We hope you enjoyed our newest Marvel’s Avenges WAR TABLE featuring the King of Wakanda, Black Panther. Read on for the highlights and more details on what you can expect when you dive into our Marvel’s Avengers Expansion, available now as a free update to anyone who owns the base game.…
We’re hot off the Square Enix Presents Summer Showcase where we provided glimpses at upcoming content like the Cosmic Cube, Patrol Mode, and the War for Wakanda Expansion. Let’s go over what you saw today in a bit more detail! Cosmic Cube Event Per our roadmap, the Cosmic Cube arrives later this month and includes…
Happy PRIDE! If you are a part of the Tomb Raider fandom, you know that we have a large LGBTQ+ community at the heart of everything we do. To celebrate PRIDE, we want to give a platform to these pillars of our community to share their stories and raise awareness for important LGBTQ+ causes. Additionally,…
Crystal Southwest will be a major part of all current and future Crystal Dynamics titles. Leading CSW is Dallas Dickinson, an industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience developing AAA games. The initial team in Austin, made up of Crystal Dynamics veterans, is already hard at work. We’re recruiting! Visit crystald.com/careers for more information.
