A level designer for the Perfect Dark reboot has responded to claims that the gameplay reveal from the 2024 Xbox showcase was "basically fake." Perfect Darkdeveloper The Initiative was shut down as ...

The Perfect Dark reboot has been cancelled. Reports came to light on July 2, 2025, following the sad news that mass layoffs had hit Xbox. With a leaked memo from Xbox Game Studios president Matt Booty ...

The reboot of Perfect Dark was in development at Crystal Dynamics and The Initiative, but it was canceled in July 2025 due to mass layoffs at Microsoft and Xbox.

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GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Perfect Dark, canceled in July amidst a wave of layoffs at Microsoft, almost got a second chance at life thanks to Take-Two, according to a new report ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Xbox's Perfect Dark reboot, first announced in 2020, has been canceled. Its developer, The Initiative, is also shutting down, Microsoft has confirmed.

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