Perfect Dark gets a new update from Xbox Executive

An Xbox executive offered an update on total darknessRare’s iconic shooter reboot. total darkness It was officially announced in 2020 after creating a new studio known as The Initiative in 2018. The studio is made up of veterans from across the gaming industry, ensuring only the best of the best are working on this title. Xbox referred to the game as an “AAAA” title, as opposed to the regular “AAA” label used for big budget titles. As of now, no one has any idea what that means or how it might live up to such a label. The game has been quiet since its initial reveal, leaving some to question the current state of affairs. The only important news that comes out of it total darkness is that Crystal Dynamics is now helping with the project following rumors of painfully slow development progress and large waves of staff leaving, something that some believe means the game has been in a rough shape.

However, Xbox Game Studios chief Matt Booty mentioned in a PAX West 2022 panel (via VGC) that Crystal Dynamics’ entry into the project points to nothing but trouble, and instead highlights the way game development is changing. Booty stated that video game development has become more complex and that many Microsoft titles have now used the help of other studios to get them to the finish line.

“How we make games is evolving,” Botti said. “The idea of ​​having one team under one roof doesn’t happen often anymore. I’ll use an example – we have total darkness Team in Santa Monica, initiative. So, we just had this big partnership with Crystal Dynamics, and I read online, “Oh, that means there’s a problem or something” – it’s the exact opposite, isn’t it? You have this veteran team at Crystal Dynamics, a large AAA team of over 100 people that has become available. Of course we want to work with them, especially if they’ve played a game like this before.”

As of now, it is not clear when total darkness will release. Xbox has announced a lot of games in 2020 that have been pretty quiet since its unveiling. Fans are still eagerly waiting myth And the He confessed In addition to other titles such as The Sixth Sheikh Manuscripts which is much further. Hopefully we’ll start hearing more about these games next year, but Xbox still seems confident about that total darkness Despite rumors and speculation.

what do you think of total darkness Reboot? Let me know in the comments or hit me up TwitterCade_Onder.

.

(Visited 18 times, 1 visits today)

Related posts