We've been hearing rumours for many months now that new Xbox studio The Initiative is working on a reboot of Perfect Dark, and now trusted industry insider Jeff Grubb has reported a few more details about the project (via VGC).
According to Grubb, The Initiative is indeed working on some kind of third-person Perfect Dark game, but that it might not be exactly as people expect - although it will still take place within that universe:
Ahead of this, Twitter user Rand al Thor 19 had asked Grubb whether it was Perfect Dark or just a new game that heavily features Perfect Dark, with Grubb teasing that "Super Mario Bros. 2 in the U.S. is a Mario game."
It's an interesting development, given that Head of Xbox Phil Spencer sent fans into a frenzy back in January after highlighting that he'd talked to Xbox Game Studios developer The Initiative, teasing that the studio was "challenging themselves to do new things (and old things) in new ways."
Are you buying this rumour? Let us know what you think The Initiative is working on below.
[source videogameschronicle.com, via twitter.com]
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Sounds good to me! I just want to see the game!
Very cool, can't wait to see it!
Perfect Dark Tactics
i swear if it's some kind of stupid massively online multiplayer 3rd person shooter bullcrap.........................................
I’m really hoping for a full on action third person type game, with a full story single player campaign, a sort of mixed tomb raider, uncharted type affair in the perfect dark universe. Xbox really needs this sort of game in my opinion.
And please series x only taking full power advantage.
@Dezzy70 A stealth action adventure, playing on the corporate espionage angle would actually be a good spin off for the franchise and for the xbox library.
I just wanna see the game already.. Maybe we get a teaser at the game awards..
@Richnj
Couldn’t agree more.
Let’s just hope it’s an amazing game with all the bells and whistles of the series x as well.
As for showing gameplay.
If they going to do it.
Do it right please, some game play
Actually on series x hardware and looking mighty fine, will do.
@Dezzy70
I don’t want Sony’s usual 3rd person, only single player (bc the multiplayer sucks or isn’t there to begin with), action/adventure stuff. With repetitive & crappy gameplay, like the Uncharted series.
Just let The Initiative make whatever game they want. We’ll see what they come up with.
@Richnj
I do think stealth should be a thing in the game, so I completely agree.
@KelticDevil
I had to pick a sort of game type as an example of what I would like but didn’t quite mean that.
But something a bit along those lines
With new added gameplay and dimensions.
I don’t care about multiplayer in that type of game, we have plenty of multiplayer already.
Oh well let’s see what they produce.
@Dezzy70
I respect your opinion & 👍🏻
Bring back the laptop gun!
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