Crystal Dynamics Joins Microsoft’s Xbox-Exclusive Perfect Dark Project

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Crystal Dynamics, the developer behind Rise of the Tomb Raider and Marvel’s Avengers, is partnering with The Initiative to co-develop Microsoft’s highly anticipated reboot of Rare’s N64 classic, Perfect Dark. This is an unexpected development, as Crystal Dynamics is a subsidiary owned by Square Enix.



Perfect Dark update! We are partnering with Crystal Dynamics, the world class team behind character-driven games such as Tomb Raider, to bring this first-person spy thriller to a new generation. pic.twitter.com/EiqjU99wMa— TheInitiative (@TheInitiative) September 24, 2021



“The teams couldn’t pass up a chance to work together,” another tweet reads. “We’re still early in development, but incredibly excited to use this unique...

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[GunShot]

Oh, the untalented devs that are responsible for its Marvel's Avengers huge bug issues disaster after a year later, huh?!

Yeah, what could go wrong?! Nice strategic choice there, MS! /s

 

[Brian_B]

Oh, the untalented devs that are responsible for its Marvel's Avengers huge bug issues disaster after a year later, huh?!

Yeah, what could go wrong?! Nice strategic choice there, MS! /s

The end game was non-existent, but up until that point I kinda liked Avengers, and I'm looking forward to GoG. Kinda the same way I felt about Anthem

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

The end game was non-existent, but up until that point I kinda liked Avengers, and I'm looking forward to GoG. Kinda the same way I felt about Anthem

Good to know on Avengers. I've been curious about it for the single-player campaign and have read a lot of mixed reviews for it. I've always wanted a modern version of Ultimate Alliance but it seems like that'll never happen.