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Crystal Dynamics to Continue to Co-Develop Perfect Dark with The Initiative

Crystal Dynamics to Continue to Co-Develop Perfect Dark with The Initiative - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 May 2022 / 1,359 Views

Embracer Group today announced it is acquiring Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal, Square Enix Montreal, and over 50 IPs from Square Enix for $300 million. The IPs include Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Thief, Legacy of Kain, and many more.

Perfect Dark developer The Initiative via Twitter said Crystal Dynamics will continue to co-develop the game following the acquisition.

"We’re excited to see Crystal Dynamics take these next steps with their studio," reads the tweet from The Initiative. "Our teams have made great progress in building Perfect Dark together as co-development partners, and we will be continuing this work with them in their next chapter."

Crystal Dynamics was brought on to co-develop Perfect Dark in September 2021.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.


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VMCJonCarter (on 02 May 2022)

I really hope Perfect Dark Reboot takes allot of the Team Fortress 2 Fanbase

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Pemalite (on 02 May 2022)

I was sort of hoping that Crystal Dynamics makes perfect dark a runaway success... It's my most played and favorite game on N64, so if they pulled that off, they would have been a great studio for Microsoft to buy as the Perfect Dark team.

I guess Microsoft could just buy all of the Embracer group...

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The Fury Pemalite (on 03 May 2022)

MS can afford to buy most companies.

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DonFerrari (on 02 May 2022)

It may even happen that they finishing their involvement before the purchase finishes. And it is good taste to keep current commitments when doing this type of deal.

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