Perfect Dark Gaming News
Veterans of the industry’s premier third-person action games are working on the new Perfect Dark at Xbox’s The Initiative studio.
The release will mark the Rare shooter series’ first instalment since 2005’s Perfect Dark Zero, which launched alongside the Xbox 360.
In a statement, The Initiative studio head Darrell Gallagher said the new game will be a secret agent thriller set in a near-future world.
Perfect Dark News
Tomb Raider studio Crystal Dynamics has confirmed a round of layoffs
Marketing and IT employees impacted by “internal restructuring”
Perfect Dark is reportedly 2-3 years away and could be released episodically
Microsoft has been working on the franchise reboot since 2018
Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal are expected to release 5 triple-A games by March 2028
Tomb Raider and Perfect Dark are currently in development at Crystal Dynamics
Crystal Dynamics claims Perfect Dark development is going ‘extremely well’
Embracer Group also provides updates on Tomb Raider and Guardians of the Galaxy
Perfect Dark has been fully decompiled, making PC ports and mods possible
Similar projects have led to PC versions of Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time
Goldeneye devs to talk and meet fans at EGX London on Saturday
Martin Hollis, Brett Jones, Karl Hilton and Graeme Norgate are set to appear
Insiders describe ‘fast and furious’ exits from Xbox’s Perfect Dark studio
As much as half of the core development team have quit in the past year; Initiative management says it's "confident" in its team
It looks like Perfect Dark has lost its game director
Dan Neuburger is The Initiative's second major design departure in a year, according to LinkedIn
Perfect Dark could finally be shown at Microsoft’s ‘E3 2022’ show, it’s claimed
Forza Motorsport 8, Starfield and Redfall are also speculated to appear
Xbox says it ‘jumped at the chance’ to work with Crystal Dynamics on Perfect Dark
Studios boss Matt Booty thinks it would have been remiss to turn down the opportunity