One of the most anticipated games of the year, Tomb Raider, has now moved to 2013. After the  first footage was shown, and one long year of waiting, we now have to hold on for a few more months from when the game was set to originally release. Find out why and when you can expect to see Tomb Raider’s release.

I wrote about this yesterdayover at Game Rant, but as I sit here typing, I only solidify my reasoning to side with Crystal Dynamics. David Gallagher, head of Crystal Dynamics, had this to say upon the release of the schedule change:

“When Crystal Dynamics first set out to reboot the Tomb Raider franchise, there were two goals that we were extremely passionate about. The first was to create a modern Tomb Raider game that would surprise and excite gamers. The second was to make this the best game of our careers, something we would be really proud to be a part of. We truly believe that we have something very special on our hands and we can’t wait to share it with you.

“Our priority now is to make sure we fully deliver the very highest quality game. In order to do this, we have decided to move the game’s release date by a few months, from Fall 2012 to the first quarter of 2013.

“We’re doing things that are completely new to Tomb Raider in this game and the additional development time will allow us to put the finishing touches into the game and polish it to a level that you deserve. We believe this is the right choice and I guarantee it will be worth the wait. The game is looking amazing and we can’t wait to show it to everyone at E3 in a few weeks.”

As long as I receive a complete game, full of gripping action and adventure that tells an incredible story I’ll be happy. Because that’s what I’ll be expecting. If they want to release the game later, that’s fine, but their reasoning only puts more pressure on the team to deliver a phenomenal game.

Tomb Raider is now scheduled for an early 2013 release sometime within the first quarter. The game will be available for purcahse on the Xbox 360, PC, and PlayStation 3.