Presented in its beginnings as an “AAA” game, in the budget and in the ambitious address, the video game Perfect darkThe restart of the famous franchise that was born in Nintendo 64 in the 90s, was canceled, and the study that was responsible for it, the initiative, will close its doors.
Windows Central reveals the details of this Microsoft choice through an internal email:
Chaotic development
Designed as a rebirth of the cult saga initially developed by RARE (also affected by dismissals), it was revealed perfect in 2018, before falling into the abyss due to a chaotic design. The initiative study was in its launch carried by great names in video games, including Darrell Gallagher, series designer tomb Raider. But internal disputes had pressed Microsoft to claim the help of Crystal Dynamics (Tomb Raider).
First person shooting game, which makes us his heroine, Johanna Dark, in a world where ecology is infected with science fiction, Perfect dark Finally he got up after several years of silence in 2024 in a game video.
The cancellation of the title is a blow to fans, but above all it is symptomatic of complicated development and delicate management of internal studies in Microsoft. When buying (or creating) several entities between 2018 and 2020, Xbox had tried a poker blow that did not prove to be a winner of its console.
Since then, Microsoft has made a complete change of strategy, with its old exclusive licenses, such as Gears of War, Age of Empire EITHER Forza horizon – In PlayStation 5.
Microsoft announced on July 2, 2025 a mass dismissal plan that refers to around 9,000 employees, a large part of which refers to its video game division.
Source: BFM TV
