The Initiative is one of Xbox’s many game studios, and is by and large the most mysterious. After two years since it’s initial establishment in 2018, it seems The Initiative it seems the game will, at the very least, have something to do withPerfect Dark. Though it isn’t entirely clear whatPerfect Darkfans have in store.
Perfect Darkis a cult classic first-person shooter series developed by Rareware in the year 2000 and is beloved by many in the gaming community. While it never reached the same mainstream popularity asDoom,Goldeneye 007,orHalo,Perfect Darkremains an influential and memorable part of gaming history. For several years, fans have been asking for a newPerfect Darkgame and it seems somewhat likely that The Initiative will deliver.
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For the past two years, The Initiative has been in the process of developing a singular game, but no official news has released regarding what the game actually is. It was revealed thatPhil Spencer had played The Initiative’s gameback in February, but other than that, nothing of substance has been shown. Though, according to a reliable source, the game might be related toPerfect Dark.
Jeff Grubb is an active member of the gaming industry and purportedly stated that The Initiative’s game will take place in thePerfect Darkuniverse, but not necessarily be aPerfect Darkgame. He largely compared it toApex Legends, stating that while the game takes place in the same universe asTitanfall,Apex Legendsis not aTitanfallgame.
While a seemingly good comparison, really this only leads to further questions. If it’s not aPerfect Darkgame, there are many ways it could still connect. There are still plenty in the gaming community who would love to seeanotherPerfect Darkgame a full twenty yearsafter the release of the first game, thus, a game set in the same universe asPerfect Darkseems a lot more strange, instead of just making anotherPerfect Darkgame.
Despite the severe lack of any concrete information, it will still be interesting to see what kind of game The Initiative will release. For how muchbig-name talent The Initiative has managed to hire, it seems like many members of the gaming community are in for something special. Though, again, without knowing what the game actually is, it’s still too early to tell.
