Crystal Dynamics, the developer responsible for giving birth to the Tomb Raider franchise, is feeling the pinch of the economic crisis. In a restructuring effort, parent company Eidos confirmed today that 25 employees have been let go at its San Francisco-based location. A spokesperson sheds light on the redundancies:

We can confirm that Crystal Dynamics has made a reduction of approximately 25 people at the San Francisco studio. This decision is a reflection of the continued drive to focus resources at the studio. We would like to thank all of the employees affected by this difficult decision for their hard work during their time at Crystal and we wish them all the best in the future.

Shame. As always, good luck to everyone affected. What this reduction in workforce might mean for the next Tomb Raider title, which is rumored to be handled by Crystal, is unknown at this point.

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