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.

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 ...

A handful of Xbox projects have been reportedly cancelled including Rare’s Everwild and an unannounced MMO from the team behind The Elder Scrolls Online, but Windows Central and The Verge have both ...

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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 ...

The company is closing The Initiative, too. The company is closing The Initiative, too. Following Phil’s note, I want to share more about the changes to the Studios business units. We have made the ...

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TL;DR: A cancelled Perfect Dark reboot by Microsoft's The Initiative featured an innovative Adrenaline System to enhance gameplay with stunts, healing, and slow-motion mechanics. Despite promising ...

The troubled Perfect Dark reboot is canceled and Xbox studio The Initiative has shut down amid devastating layoffs sweeping across Microsoft today, sources have told IGN. Perfect Dark's demise comes ...

Amid wide-ranging layoffs at Microsoft, Xbox's Perfect Dark reboot has reportedly been canceled and its studio, The Initiative, shuttered. It's also being reported that Forza Motorsport developer Turn ...

TL;DR: Microsoft's Xbox division is closing The Initiative studio and canceling major projects including Perfect Dark reboot, Everwild, and ZeniMax's Blackbird MMORPG amid layoffs. Despite cuts ...

A new job listing has fans convinced that Microsoft is preparing to release Perfect Dark for PS5 alongside Xbox platforms and PC. Although the company has made it clear that it plans to pursue a ...