Take-Two Hires Former Perfect Dark Leads for Brand New 2K Studio

Following the cancelation of Perfect Dark and the dissolution of its dedicated studio, The Initiative, 2 of the project's leads person recovered a caller location astatine Take-Two Interactive, and much specifically astatine 2K.

As reported by Jason Schreier connected Bluesky, Perfect Dark workplace caput Darrell Gallagher and manager Brian Horton person been hired astatine 2K to commencement a marque caller studio. No details person yet emerged arsenic to what the caller workplace volition enactment on, oregon if immoderate different erstwhile Perfect Dark employees joined them.

When asked, a 2K spokesperson provided the pursuing confirmation of the hire:

With a combined six decades of AAA game-making acquisition crossed franchises similar Tomb Raider, Call of Duty, Destiny, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Hitman, Deus Ex, and more, we’re thrilled to corroborate Darrell Gallagher and Brian Horton person joined 2K for their adjacent all-new venture. We don’t person further details to stock astatine this time, but look guardant to sharing updates connected their enactment successful the future.

This comes aft the cancelation of Perfect Dark by Xbox earlier this twelvemonth arsenic portion of a larger question of devastating layoffs. The task had antecedently been a troubled one, with aggregate studios being brought into assistance and a fig of interior revisions arsenic workplace leads tried to fig retired what the crippled should be.

While The Initiative was closed down upon the game's cancelation, Crystal Dynamics had besides been moving connected the project. Per Schreier's reporting and corroborated by IGN's ain sources, enactment from some workplace sides of the task spent 2 months aft its cancelation buying it astir to publishers successful an effort to prevention it. Take-Two Interactive allegedly was 1 of the funny parties, but the woody fell through, and Crystal Dynamics underwent layoffs (it's 2nd circular of 3 this year).

Rebekah Valentine is simply a elder newsman for IGN. Got a communicative tip? Send it to [email protected].