Perfect Dark Was Nearly Saved by Take-Two, But the Deal Fell Through

Rebekah Valentine
9/2/2025

The Initiative, the studio behind Perfect Dark, was shuttered earlier this year in a mass Microsoft layoffs, with its project apparently canceled. However, Perfect Dark apparently remained in development at Crystal Dynamics until just last week, while leadership from both studios struggled to find new funding from a surprising source: Take-Two....

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