New Xbox studio The Initiative has officially announced its Perfect Dark reboot for Xbox Series X/S and PC.
The release will mark theRareshooter series’ first instalment since 2005’sPerfect DarkZero, which launched alongside theXbox 360.
In a statement,The Initiativestudio head Darrell Gallagher said the new game will bea secret agent thriller set in a near-future world.
“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,” he wrote.
“With the full backing fromXboxStudios 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.
“I encourage you to watch the above studio introduction to hear more about the team, our goals, and how we’re working hard to deliver on the promise of the next generation of game making.”
The Initiative is a new first-party Xbox game studio based in Santa Monica. The company was formed in 2018 and is comprised of a veteran team of creatives who previously worked on series including Tomb Raider,God of WarandUncharted.
Both Gallagher and game director Daniel Neuburger led the Tomb Raider series atCrystal Dynamics, while lead designer Drew Murray held the same role forInsomniac’s Sunset Overdrive.
The Initiative has also hired a group of God of War designersand its director of production, Brian Westergaard, worked on God of War too as senior managing producer.
Head of XboxPhil Spencerpreviously suggested that the studio could be working on a legacy IP, long speculated to be Rare’s spy shooter Perfect Dark – which would match the “weapons, gadgets, and a camera surveillance system” gameplay described in a recent designer CV.
