We are three studios with more than 300 passionate creators working across some of the most iconic video game franchises like Tomb Raider & Legacy of Kain. Together, we push the boundaries of engaging and immersive experiences through untold and diverse adventures.
We are three studios with more than 300 passionate creators working across some of the most iconic video game franchises like Tomb Raider & Legacy of Kain. Together, we push the boundaries of engaging and immersive experiences through untold and diverse adventures.
Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015) concept art by Andy Park
“Crystal Dynamics has been developing rich and immersive experiences for over 30 years. Through franchises such as Legacy of Kain, Tomb Raider, and Marvel’s Avengers, we take pride in crafting universal stories of empowerment and belonging.”
Scot Amos – Head of Studio
30 Years of Crystal Dynamics
As part of our 30th anniversary celebrations we collaborated with the talented team at NoClip to tell the story of Crystal Dynamics. Watch the story of Gex, Legacy of Kain, Whiplash, Tomb Raider, Marvel’s Avengers, and more!
At Crystal, we champion Humble Integrity, Passionate Impact, Focused Excellence, Continuous Improvement, and the One Team One Dream mentality. It’s important that we aren’t just talking the talk when it comes to our values, but also walking the walk.
Humble Integrity
Humble Integrity – We value a culture of trust, transparency, tolerance, and respect. We believe in holding ourselves accountable to each other, showing empathy for others, and inspiring trust through actions. We leave personal ego out of development and instead focus on creating the best solution possible; not just for ourselves, but for the betterment of our colleagues, partners, and players.
Passionate Impact – We value self-motivation and a refusal to lose. Every day is a chance to have a positive impact. We shape the world we want through our passion and actions. We strive to make a difference by crafting meaningful player experiences and we are fueled by our passion to create, and inspire, greatness.
Focused Excellence – As creators, we value the pursuit of excellence within our craft. We build games at the pinnacle of quality that stand the test of time. Our IPs are a reflection of who we are: championing diverse perspectives & crafting stories that stand the test of time.
Continuous Improvement – As part of our Focused Excellence, we continuously push ourselves to iterate toward quality. We constantly challenge ourselves to push further and improve daily. The path to achieving the extraordinary is a journey marked by short-term challenges that inform long-term success.
We are one team with one dream. Passionate craftspeople in many different places and from many different backgrounds, working together to build incredible games that fulfill our players’ fantasies. We celebrate wins and own losses together. We work hard to create a positive impact on the world, but we also have fun doing it, and we lean on each other when needed. We value collaboration and teamwork and assume the best intent in one another. We maintain objectivity and openness to others’ views; in fact, we believe that we are stronger for our differences. Everyone here brings something important to the table, and together we truly can “Live the Dream.”
Take a look at our studios in San Mateo, Austin, and Bellevue! We support cross-studio collaboration on all of projects, with many teams located across all three studios.
Studio: San Mateo, CA
“Located in the heart of the Bay Area, Crystal Dynamics San Mateo headquarters is right at the intersection of passionate creativity & cutting-edge technology.” — Noah Hughes
“At Crystal Southwest, we are able to leverage the creativity, tech leadership, and outlaw spirit of Austin, along with a healthy dose of Keeping Austin Weird!” — Dallas Dickinson
“Here at Crystal Northwest in Bellevue, Washington, we strive for everyone to truly have an impact in the experiences we create, while promoting a friendly and reflective culture of continuous improvement.” — Chad Queen
Meet the creative minds and strategic visionaries behind your favorite adventures in Crystal Dynamics’ gaming. Our leadership across three studios is committed to delivering unparalleled experiences.
SCOT AMOS
Head of Studio
Scot’s been living his dream of making video games for more than 25 years. From six-man startups to global giants like Electronic Arts, Scot’s worked on all major platforms and on many fan-favorite franchises at Visceral Games, Maxis, Midway, Accolade, Sierra On-Line, and has been proud to be a part of the Crystal Dynamics legacy since 2011.
SABRINA SAINEZ
Chief of Staff
Sabrina is the Chief of Staff managing the executive team’s objectives and Rhythm of Business for Crystal Dynamics. For over 6 years, she’s worked with the entire executive team on all projects and across studio operations. Prior to Crystal, Sabrina owned and operated an independent business within the music industry for over a decade. Sabrina’s enthusiasm, efficiency, effectiveness, and creative skills make her the ideal go-to problem-solver at the heart of Crystal.
NOAH HUGHES
Creative Franchise Director
Given a word to describe Noah, it’d be passion. He has retained a passion for design that is just as consuming as the day he started, and has made vast contributions to the gaming industry, most of which has been spent at Crystal Dynamics. He contributed to the reimagining of Lara Croft in the latest Tomb Raider reboot and continues to guide her trajectory as the studio’s Creative Franchise Director.
MEAGAN MARIE
Director of Community & Social Media
As the Director of Community & Social Media at Crystal Dynamics, Meagan’s passion is celebrating and collaborating with fans, who are the heart of every franchise. Prior to her time at Crystal, she worked in games journalism, starting at a small blog called the Girls Entertainment Network before starting full-time at Game Informer Magazine (2008). Meagan is also an author of works focusing on the video game industry. Her books include: 20 Years of Tomb Raider (2016), Women in Gaming: 100 Professionals of Play (2018), and the Tomb Raider Cookbook & Travel Guide (2021).
DIONNEHUBBARD
Head of People Experience
Dionne is an innovative people experience leader with nearly 15 years of experience with the majority of it in the video game industry. She has a broad range of experience in all areas of people experience management including, developing leadership and organizational talent and delivering results for technology, media and entertainment companies.
DALLAS DICKINSON
Franchise General Manager
Dallas Dickinson is the Franchise General Manager for Tomb Raider at Crystal Dynamics, where he oversees the ongoing development and future of the Tomb Raider franchise across all media, including videogames, movies, television, and licensed consumer products. Dallas also serves as the head of the newly established Crystal Southwest office in Austin, Texas. Prior to joining Crystal Dynamics, Dallas served as director of production at BioWare for Star Wars: The Old Republic and has led several independent development studios.
morgan gray
Project Director
Morgan has been in the game industry for nearly two decades. His passion for game playing and creation has led him through multiple disciplines including both design and production. He has had the pleasure to work in several major franchises including Star Wars, Star Trek, and of course Tomb Raider!
Rose Hunt
Executive Producer
With over 24 years in project management and 18 years in games, Rose spent the formative years of her game career at Volition on the Saints Row and Red Faction series. She joined Crystal Dynamics in 2013 and was a lead producer on Rise of the Tomb Raider, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Marvel’s Avengers.
Matt McCloskey
Head of Strategy
Matt is a strategic operational leader with a wide range of experience in games and entertainment. From creating partnerships with game publishers at Microsoft’s Xbox, to driving data science at Xbox Live, producing a Halo live action web series at 343 Industries, to managing Amazon’s Twitch channel subscription business and even rebooting customer service for Toys R Us in Canada during the pandemic, Matt is always ready to jump into a strategic opportunity and set a course for growth.
Chad Queen
Chief Operating Officer
Chad has over 25 years of experience in the gaming industry with an emphasis on production, engineering, and studio leadership. He has worked on many genres from RPGs to Action Adventure and even Strategy. As COO, he combines his passion for gaming and his commitment to building and empowering AAA development teams to build phenomenal gaming experiences.
Brian Venturi
Director of IT & Operations
Brian has been with Crystal Dynamics for more than 20 years, and has overseen multiple studio moves as well as Crystal’s studio expansion in Washington and Texas. He prides himself on working with his team to create an amazing environment for Crystal’s employees to deliver awesome games.
Scott Krotz
Head of Engineering
Scott is a long-time game development veteran who started at Crystal Dynamics on Soul Reaver in 1998 and has since had a hand in nearly every major release since then. He worked as Technical Director on Tomb Raider 2013, Rise of the Tomb Raider, and Marvel’s Avengers. A strong believer in quality first, as Chief of Engineering he now oversees all the engineers at the company, working to ensure a collaborative and supportive environment that will create great technology for great games.
Doug Bone
Chief Revenue Officer
An industry veteran of thirty years, Doug sold his first video game in the early 90s, and has worked in sales roles ever since. He was previously with Square Enix for 16 years, where he oversaw their digital sales before moving to Crystal Dynamics in August ’22. Doug is a keen gamer will openly tell anybody that Tomb Raider and Marvel’s Avengers are amongst his most-recent favorites.
Ben Irving
Executive Producer
Ben Irving is an Executive Producer at Crystal Dynamics with 17 years of experience creating video games and building software. He is a seasoned developer with extensive experience leading large teams of 150+ people. Ben’s passion is games – he spends his free time with friends in multiplayer games and his solo time in immersive single-player worlds with great stories.
Scot’s been living his dream of making video games for more than 25 years. From six-man startups to global giants like Electronic Arts, Scot’s worked on all major platforms and on many fan-favorite franchises at Visceral Games, Maxis, Midway, Accolade, Sierra On-Line, and has been proud to be a part of the Crystal Dynamics legacy since 2011.
SCOt AMOS
Head of Studio
Sabrina is the Chief of Staff managing the executive team’s objectives and Rhythm of Business for Crystal Dynamics. For over 6 years, she’s worked with the entire executive team on all projects and across studio operations. Prior to Crystal, Sabrina owned and operated an independent business within the music industry for over a decade. Sabrina’s enthusiasm, efficiency, effectiveness, and creative skills make her the ideal go-to problem-solver at the heart of Crystal.
SABRINA SAINEZ
Chief of Staff
Given a word to describe Noah, it’d be passion. He has retained a passion for design that is just as consuming as the day he started, and has made vast contributions to the gaming industry, most of which has been spent at Crystal Dynamics. He contributed to the reimagining of Lara Croft in the latest Tomb Raider reboot and continues to guide her trajectory as the studio’s Creative Franchise Director.
NOAH HUGHES
Creative Franchise Director
As the Director of Community & Social Media at Crystal Dynamics, Meagan’s passion is celebrating and collaborating with fans, who are the heart of every franchise. Prior to her time at Crystal, she worked in games journalism, starting at a small blog called the Girls Entertainment Network before starting full-time at Game Informer Magazine (2008). Meagan is also an author of works focusing on the video game industry. Her books include: 20 Years of Tomb Raider (2016), Women in Gaming: 100 Professionals of Play (2018), and the Tomb Raider Cookbook & Travel Guide (2021).
MEAGAN MARIE
Director of Community & Social Media
Dionne is an innovative people experience leader with nearly 15 years of experience with the majority of it in the video game industry. She has a broad range of experience in all areas of people experience management including, developing leadership and organizational talent and delivering results for technology, media and entertainment companies.
DIONNE HUBBARD
Head of People Experience
Dallas Dickinson is the Franchise General Manager for Tomb Raider at Crystal Dynamics, where he oversees the ongoing development and future of the Tomb Raider franchise across all media, including videogames, movies, television, and licensed consumer products. Dallas also serves as the head of the newly established Crystal Southwest office in Austin, Texas. Prior to joining Crystal Dynamics, Dallas served as director of production at BioWare for Star Wars: The Old Republic and has led several independent development studios.
DALLAS DICKINSON
Franchise General Manager
Morgan has been in the game industry for nearly two decades. His passion for game playing and creation has led him through multiple disciplines including both design and production. He has had the pleasure to work in several major franchises including Star Wars, Star Trek, and of course Tomb Raider!
Morgan Gray
Project Director
With over 24 years in project management and 18 years in games, Rose spent the formative years of her game career at Volition on the Saints Row and Red Faction series. She joined Crystal Dynamics in 2013 and was a lead producer on Rise of the Tomb Raider, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Marvel’s Avengers.
Rose Hunt
Executive Producer
Matt is a strategic operational leader with a wide range of experience in games and entertainment. From creating partnerships with game publishers at Microsoft’s Xbox, to driving data science at Xbox Live, producing a Halo live action web series at 343 Industries, to managing Amazon’s Twitch channel subscription business and even rebooting customer service for Toys R Us in Canada during the pandemic, Matt is always ready to jump into a strategic opportunity and set a course for growth.
Matt McCloskey
Head of Strategy
Chad has over 25 years of experience in the gaming industry with an emphasis on production, engineering, and studio leadership. He has worked on many genres from RPGs to Action Adventure and even Strategy. As COO, he combines his passion for gaming and his commitment to building and empowering AAA development teams to build phenomenal gaming experiences.
Chad queen
Chief Operating Officer
Brian has been with Crystal Dynamics for more than 20 years, and has overseen multiple studio moves as well as Crystal’s studio expansion in Washington and Texas. He prides himself on working with his team to create an amazing environment for Crystal’s employees to deliver awesome games.
Brian Venturi
Director of IT & Operations
Scott is a long-time game development veteran who started at Crystal Dynamics on Soul Reaver in 1998 and has since had a hand in nearly every major release since then. He worked as Technical Director on Tomb Raider 2013, Rise of the Tomb Raider, and Marvel’s Avengers. A strong believer in quality first, as Chief of Engineering he now oversees all the engineers at the company, working to ensure a collaborative and supportive environment that will create great technology for great games.
scott krotz
Chief of Engineering
An industry veteran of thirty years, Doug sold his first video game in the early 90s, and has worked in sales roles ever since. He was previously with Square Enix for 16 years, where he oversaw their digital sales before moving to Crystal Dynamics in August ’22. Doug is a keen gamer will openly tell anybody that Tomb Raider and Marvel’s Avengers are amongst his most-recent favorites.
Doug Bone
Chief Revenue Officer
Ben Irving is an Executive Producer at Crystal Dynamics with 17 years of experience creating video games and building software. He is a seasoned developer with extensive experience leading large teams of 150+ people. Ben’s passion is games – he spends his free time with friends in multiplayer games and his solo time in immersive single-player worlds with great stories.
