In a pleasant surprise, The Initiative, Xbox’s brand new development studio, posted a video yesterday evening. In it, some of the team members speak about the vision of The Initiative and how it differs from a traditional studio. Enjoy!
Our Take
There’s a lot of buzz around Xbox’s recent investment in both existing studios and new talent. All of our sources point to hiring hundreds of new developers including some top name talent for the brand new Initiative. It’s exciting to see and as we’ve seen for decades, talented developers who aren’t restricted can produce some amazing works of art. We can’t wait to see what they develop.
[…] ZeniMax-Online Studios wasn’t the only major fallout from yesterday. One of the more surprising announcements was that the long-troubled reboot of Perfect Dark was also cancelled with The Initiative studio being shutdown. Keep in mind, The Initiative was founded several years ago after the acquisition filled-2018 year at Xbox. Back in 2019, they provided a look at what makes the studio different. […]