TL;DR: The Perfect Dark reboot was close to revival through a publishing deal between Embracer Group and Take-Two Interactive, but negotiations failed as Take-Two sought full intellectual property ...

One of the most beloved stealth shooters of the 2000s, Rare's Perfect Dark is still remembered fondly to this day. For years, we've been patiently waiting for its ambitious reboot to arrive - a ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook New details for Xbox’s cancelled reboot of Perfect Dark have surfaced online. One of the earliest ...

James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...

The Perfect Dark reboot has been cancelled. Reports came to light on July 2, 2025, following the sad news that mass layoffs had hit Xbox. With a leaked memo from Xbox Game Studios president Matt Booty ...

Let’s start with the obvious: the original Perfect Dark on the Nintendo 64 was a masterpiece. After the success of GoldenEye (more on this soon), developer Rare outdid itself in every way. At the ...

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GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Microsoft recently cut thousands of jobs as part of its latest round of mass layoffs, and as part of the drawback, the company also canceled the new ...

Amid wide-ranging layoffs at Microsoft, Xbox's Perfect Dark reboot has reportedly been canceled and its studio, The Initiative, shuttered. It's also being reported that Forza Motorsport developer Turn ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Perfect Dark, canceled in July amidst a wave of layoffs at Microsoft, almost got a second chance at life thanks to Take-Two, according to a new report ...

TL;DR: A cancelled Perfect Dark reboot by Microsoft's The Initiative featured an innovative Adrenaline System to enhance gameplay with stunts, healing, and slow-motion mechanics. Despite promising ...

A new Perfect Dark game may have been unceremoniously cancelled over the summer, but something is forming from the ashes of that project. Two key devs have been tapped to lead a studio at Grand Theft ...