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\nMatt Booty, Head of Microsoft Studios, has assured fans that The Initiative’s Perfect Dark game is in good shape despite working with Crystal Dynamics.\n<\/p>\n

\nSpeaking at PAX West last week<\/a>, Booty discussed the increased prevalence of multiple developers working together on new games.\n<\/p>\n

“How we make games is evolving,” said Booty. “The idea of a single team under one roof really doesn’t happen that often anymore.”\n<\/p>\n

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Matt Booty, Head of Microsoft Studios, has assured fans that The Initiative’s Perfect Dark game is in good shape despite working with Crystal Dynamics. Speaking at PAX West last week, Booty discussed the increased prevalence of multiple developers working together on new games. “How we make games is evolving,” said Booty. “The idea of a single team under one roof really doesn’t happen that often anymore.” Read more Source<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":695005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[230],"tags":[332,6765,3314,1197,4616],"class_list":["post-695004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eurogamer","tag-crystal-dynamics","tag-fps-shooter","tag-microsoft-game-studios","tag-perfect-dark","tag-xbox-series-x-s"],"yoast_head":"\nPerfect Dark not in trouble, Microsoft says, despite Crystal Dynamics' involvement | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Matt Booty, Head of Microsoft Studios, has assured fans that The Initiative's Perfect 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