The Initiative, Microsoft’s new Xbox Game Studio based in Santa Monica revealed their first game at The Game Awards ceremony today. As it was previously rumored, this is a reboot of Perfect Dark, an IP previously created by Rare in 2000 as the spiritual successor to their critically-acclaimed Goldeneye 007 game on the Nintendo 64.
“With Perfect Dark, we’re aiming to deliver a secret agent thriller set in a near-future world,” wrote Darrell Gallagher, Studio Head at The Initiative today. “We have built the Perfect Dark team at The Initiative by bringing in some of the most talented game makers from around the industry who all share a passion for storytelling, world-building and creating memorable game experiences. With the full backing from Xbox Studios to re-imagine one of the best loved IPs from gaming history, we couldn’t be more excited to share some of our early ideas.”
We don’t have many details about this new Perfect Dark game for now, though The Initiative is planning to share more details in the near future. Microsoft’s new studio was only created two years ago to but has since attracted top talent, and we can’t wait to see how The Initiative is going to bring this beloved IP back to life.
