Microsoft is scrapping two upcoming video games, a reboot of "Perfect Dark" and the fantasy title "Everwild," in addition to ending development on several unannounced projects.

Microsoft is canceling its Perfect Dark and Everwild games as part of sweeping cuts to its Xbox division. Matt Booty, Xbox ...

We have made the decision to stop development of Perfect Dark and Everwild as well as wind down several unannounced projects across our portfolio. As part of this, we are closing one of our ...

The Initiative was established in 2018 and was co-developing the Perfect Dark reboot alongside Crystal Dynamics, and was set to be directed by Brian Horton, previously of Insomniac Games.

Microsoft is scrapping two upcoming video games, a reboot of “Perfect Dark” and the fantasy title “Everwild,” in addition to ending development on several unannounced projects. These ...

UPDATE: In a memo sent to all Microsoft gaming staff and viewed by IGN, Matt Booty, head of Xbox Game Studios, confirmed Everwild and Perfect Dark's cancelation and said the company was winding ...

Xbox has canceled Everwild, Perfect Dark, and an unannounced game from ZeniMax Perfect Dark developer, The Initiative, has also been shuttered Layoffs have occurred at several studios ...

The reboot of Rare’s Perfect Dark franchise was revealed at The Game Awards 2020, two years after Microsoft founded The Initiative, the Santa Monica, California-based studio led by Darrell ...

Arkane Lyon’s Blade has largely gone quiet since it was revealed at The Game Awards in 2023. It got a lot of people very excited – Blade is a fan favourite Marvel character, and a game based on the ...

Microsoft announced significant company-wide layoffs on July 3, impacting its games business. With in-development titles like Rare’s Everwild and The Initiative’s Perfect Dark reboot getting ...

Xbox's Perfect Dark reboot, first announced in 2022, has been canceled. Its developer, The Initiative, is also shutting down, Microsoft has confirmed.

And all of this is after more layoffs and shutdown 18 months ago which closed Arkane Austin, Alpha Dog Games and the developer of Xbox’s best game in a while, Hi-Fi Rush’s Tango Gameworks, which had ...