Ironmace says a court has dismissed its former publisher Nexon's request for an injunction following the publisher's claim that Dark and Darker has been written with stolen code from a game the team had been developing for Nexon.
11.01.2024 - 22:15 / gamespot.com / Eddie Makuch
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Microsoft is making a new Perfect Dark game--and here's the scoop.
By Eddie Makuch on
Microsoft's Perfect Dark franchise is making a comeback via The Initiative--a first-party studio made of industry veterans. Perfect Dark is among the most-anticipated upcoming Xbox games, and while we don't have all that much to go on at this point, we do know a few key details about the project, including how long we may have to wait before we play it.
There is no release date for the Perfect Dark reboot as of yet, and given the behind-the-scenes reports and staffing changes (more on that below), no one should expect the game to be released anytime soon. The original game was set in the year 2023, and after years of silence, we've moved past the real 2023.
Presumably, when it does eventually launch, Perfect Dark will be available across the usual slate of first-party Microsoft games: Xbox, PC, and cloud streaming. It just remains to be seen if that Xbox will be the Series X|S or whatever comes next.
One of Microsoft's newest studios, The Initiative, is developing the Perfect Dark reboot. In 2021, Microsoft surprised some by announcing a partnership with Tomb Raider studios Crystal Dynamics to jointly develop the game. Crystal Dynamics was later absorbed by Embracer Group, but the company is still working with Microsoft on the Perfect Dark reboot. It was previously also in development at Certain Affinity--a common Xbox partner--but this ended in 2021.
According to an IGN report, development has been rocky at The Initiative, with the game's core mechanic not nailed down prior to its official reveal in 2020 and «little meaningful progress» made since.
How long has it been since the last game?
The Perfect Dark series was created by Rare and debuted in 2000 on Nintendo 64 as a pseudo follow-up to the acclaimed FPS GoldenEye 007. A sequel, Perfect Dark Zero, arrived in 2005 for Xbox 360 but received a much colder reception. A remaster of the original N64 game came to Xbox 360 in 2010.
After some rumors, Microsoft officially announced the Perfect Dark reboot at The Game Awards in 2020 via a brief and cryptic teaser trailer. It was more of a mood piece to help set the tone. Check it out below.
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Ironmace says a court has dismissed its former publisher Nexon's request for an injunction following the publisher's claim that Dark and Darker has been written with stolen code from a game the team had been developing for Nexon.
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