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CTOnews.com, June 27 (Xinhua)-- perfect Darkness is a first-person shooter developed by Rare that debuted on Nintendo 64 in 2000. The game was all the rage for a while, but there was no sequel. In December 2020, Microsoft announced that it would restart the game series, which would be developed by its newly formed internal game development team, The Initiative.

However, CTOnews.com noted that there has been little news about the game's progress since the restart was announced two and a half years ago, and there was no sign of the game at the recent Xbox game show. Today IGN released a detailed article revealing the past and status quo of the perfect Dark restart project. In short, the game will not be available any time soon.

According to the 13 sources quoted in the article who have been or are involved in the development of the game, the development of the "perfect Dark" restart project has encountered a variety of problems. One of the problems is that the The Initiative team did not develop the game independently in the first few years, but worked with another developer, Certain Affinity. Certain Affinity is an experienced developer who has provided content support for series such as call of Duty and Halo. However, with the passage of time, the cooperative relationship between the two studios seems to have problems.

IGN reported: "both Certain Affinity and The Initiative employees have told me that there is a clear mismatch between the two companies. Certain Affinity is good at building clearly defined game-specific elements according to instructions, while The Initiative wants a partner who can exchange ideas with each other. Moreover, The Initiative is a small studio that is still being recruited, while Certain Affinity is a large and mature studio with a team that far exceeds that of The Initiative. "

In the end, Certain Affinity pulled out of the "perfect Dark" restart project. In September 2021, Microsoft announced that Crystal Dynamics would co-develop the game with The Initiative. Crystal Dynamics is famous for developing the Tomb Raider series. IGN also mentioned other issues affecting game development, including the lack of direction of the leadership, the brain drain of the The Initiative team, and the challenges posed by COVID-19 's epidemic.

The good news is that the game finally seems to be on track, and the collaboration between The Initiative and Crystal Dynamics is going well. The bad news is that the game, made with Unreal engine 5, is still in the preproduction stage and will take at least two to three years to be officially released.

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