For the past couple of years, we’ve seen Xbox enhancing its first-party studios through acquiring a number of major studios such as Ninja Theory and Bethesda/Zenimax. However, the company has also created what it calls a “AAAA” studio known as The Initiative that has been confirmed to be working on a reboot of Perfect Dark.
The Initiative
One of the biggest question marks in Xbox Game Studios’ upcoming catalog involves The Initiative. As one of the newest developers established by Microsoft, the studio has largely been shrouded in secrecy since its inception. While we still don’t know exactly what The Initiative might be working on, a new trusted source seems to have
Xbox Game Pass continues to be arguably the most attractive service in video games. Giving players and possibly even more important, developers a platform to get their games in front of more eyes at little cost for consumers. This is even more relevant for all the developers a part of Xbox Game Studios. In an
Epic Games announced on their official blog the launch of Unreal Engine 4’s latest update, 4.25. Brand new features include platform-specific functionality such as new audio advancements, initial support for online subsystems, and early support for TRC and XR certification requirements. The update also rolled out “The Unreal Insights” profiling application. This feature offers an
According to the LinkedIn account of a former The Initiative employee, the studio is working on an Unreal Engine 4 based game featuring various weapons, gadgets, camera surveillance systems, and intractable objects. Despite having a disappointing launch during the current generation with Xbox One, Microsoft managed to acquire a bunch of talented studios over the
Phil Spencer is a busy man. Just a few days after returning from a trip to Japan, the Head of Xbox tweeted Tuesday that he received an update from Microsoft’s internal studio, The Initiative, and may have included a small tease as to what the team might be working on. The key here is that
According to a LinkedIn update, former Naughty Dog developer Robert Ryan joined Microsoft’s newest game studio, The Initiative, as a senior systems designer back in April. Despite being less than a year old, The Initiative is already filled with brilliant minds likeGod of War lead producer Brian Westergaard and Red Dead Redemption lead writer Christian
At E3 2018, Phil Spencer took to the stage during Microsoft’s press conference to announce that it had acquired several studios like Ninja Theory, Compulsion Games, and Undead Labs. At the same time, Microsoft also unveiled The Initiative, a brand new studio that created in Santa Monica. Today, we finally learned a bit more about
UPDATE (11/11/18): During yesterday’s Inside Xbox: X018 Special, Microsoft revealed that it had acquired two more studios: Obsidian Entertainment and inXile Entertainment. As such, I have updated this article to reflect that and give insight about these newly acquired studios. During Microsoft’s E3 Press Conference, the large publisher announced the acquisition of five brand new