Let’s start with the obvious: the original Perfect Dark on the Nintendo 64 was a masterpiece. After the success of GoldenEye (more on this soon), developer Rare outdid itself in every way. At the ...

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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 ...

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New details for Xbox’s cancelled reboot of Perfect Dark have surfaced online. One of the earliest games announced for Xbox Series X|S was Perfect Dark, it was announced at The Game Awards in December ...

The Initiative, the Xbox studio developing a modern reimagining of Perfect Dark, is being shut down, and development of the game is ending. As first reported by Windows Central, the studio's closure ...

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.

The troubled Perfect Dark reboot is canceled and Xbox studio The Initiative has shut down amid devastating layoffs sweeping across Microsoft today, sources have told IGN. Perfect Dark's demise comes ...

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TL;DR: 2K Games has hired Brian Horton and Darrell Gallagher, former leads of Xbox's cancelled Perfect Dark shooter, to head a new studio focused on an unannounced project. This move highlights ...

Traitor! Just kidding, but there is a pretty big development in the console exclusive space this week, as Stephen Totilo is reporting that Brian Horton, who was the creative director of Marvel’s ...