{"id":359407,"date":"2025-10-24T16:14:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T16:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2169011"},"modified":"2025-10-24T16:14:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T16:14:51","slug":"microsofts-perfect-dark-reboot-will-be-co-developed-by-crystal-dynamics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/microsofts-perfect-dark-reboot-will-be-co-developed-by-crystal-dynamics\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft&#8217;s Perfect Dark reboot will be co-developed by Crystal Dynamics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/microsofts-perfect-dark-reboot-will-be-co-developed-by-crystal-dynamics.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft has announced that its mysterious new Perfect Dark game will be co-developed by Marvel&#8217;s Avengers and Tomb Raider studio Crystal Dynamics. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a hugely surprising development considering the fact this reboot was, until now, an entirely first-party project. Crystal Dynamics, meanwhile, is a subsidiary of Square Enix. <\/p>\n<p>But it does make some sense. The Initiative, Microsoft&#8217;s Santa Monica-based team set up to work on the project, was founded by former Crystal Dynamics boss Darrel Gallagher, and also counts Tomb Raider reboot director Daniel Neuburger among its ranks. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-09-24-microsofts-perfect-dark-reboot-will-be-co-developed-by-crystal-dynamics\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-09-24-microsofts-perfect-dark-reboot-will-be-co-developed-by-crystal-dynamics\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft has announced that its mysterious new Perfect Dark game will be co-developed by Marvel&#8217;s Avengers and Tomb Raider studio Crystal Dynamics. It&#8217;s a hugely surprising development considering the fact this reboot was, until now, an entirely first-party project. Crystal Dynamics, meanwhile, is a subsidiary of Square Enix. But it does make some sense. The Initiative, Microsoft&#8217;s Santa Monica-based team set up to work on the project, was founded by former Crystal Dynamics boss Darrel Gallagher, and also counts Tomb Raider reboot director Daniel Neuburger among its ranks. 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