The Initiative announced its work for aPerfect Darkreboot in 2020, revealing that the new game would be a Microsoft exclusive and would give fans a return to one of thebest espionage games according to Metacritic. While The Initiative is the main studio currently working on the newPerfect Darkgame, Microsoft enlisted the help of Crystal Dynamics to support the upcoming title’sdevelopment. Crystal Dynamics, famous for its work on theTomb Raider survivor trilogy and more recentlyMarvel’s Avengers, has essentially been working as a support studio on the newPerfect Dark.
Fans, however, had been quite concerned whether the acclaimed development studio would still be working onPerfect Darkfollowing the announcement that several WesternSquare Enix studios were being bought out by Embracer Group. In addition to the studios, Embracer also purchased multiple Square Enix IPs for a total sum of around $300 million. This led many to wonder about the future of popular franchises likeTomb Raider, Guardians of the Galaxy,andDeus Ex.
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Despite the concern, The Initiative has confirmed via Twitter that the teams will continue to work together on aPerfect Darkreboot. The Initiative even stated that it had made “great progress” working alongside Crystal Dynamics, leading some to believe that fans could see gameplay ofPerfect Darksooner rather than later. There have been announcements that thenewPerfect Darkis in a playable statefor some time though, meaning the game development may not have progressed as much as is being implied.
Crystal Dynamics and The Initiative have a history predating the work onPerfect Dark.The former was founded by Crystal’s previous boss Darrel Gallagher, and hasTomb Raider’sreboot director Daniel Neuburger as an employee. Considering Crystal’s previous work onTomb Raider’sreboot, it makes sense for the studio to support another major franchise reboot. However, withPerfect Darkremaining a mystery to most, it may be too soon to comment on the outlook of the game so far.
Crystal Dynamics has recently announced that it is also working on anewTomb Raidergame usingUnreal Engine 5. While the state of this upcoming project is likely in the air due to Embracer’s acquisition, to many this indicates that fans could be seeing a closer look atPerfect Darksoon. Some even believe that there could be a first look at gameplay at Microsoft and Bethesda’s joint showcase in June.
Perfect Darkis in development.
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