Tomb Raider multiplayer developed by Deus Ex and Thief 4 studio

Crystal Dynamics community manager Meagan Marie said as much on the official Tomb Raider forums: “The team at Eidos Montreal has been working away at the multiplayer while we focused everything on the single-player offering.”

Eidos Montreal and longtime Tomb Raider custodians Crystal Dynamics both live under the Western wing of Square Enix, so that’s what’s happening there.

Still - an odd collaboration for a team that looks set to redefine the contemporary FPS as Noun: A non-linear and somewhat ponderous potter around massive and multi-layered virtual environments. Care to hazard a guess at what they’ve come up with?

Thanks, Eurogamer.