Xbox super-studio The Initiative is the currently working on a rebooted Perfect Dark game, bringing the classic franchise back for modern consoles. Described as a first-person shooter with an "eco sci ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Xbox’s Perfect Dark reboot, announced back in 2020, has reportedly been canceled as part of the ongoing layoffs at Microsoft. The studio developing the game has reportedly been shut down, too. On July ...

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.

Dominik Bošnjak is a freelance writer from Croatia. He has been writing about games for as long as he can remember and is sure he began doing so professionally in 2010 or thereabouts. If he was forced ...

You have your fill of giant game companies to hate here. This reboot was announced in 2020 and was originally made by a new Xbox Games Studio called The Initiative. In 2021, The Initiative revealed ...