Company:The Initiative
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| Type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | June 2018 |
| Founder | Darrell Gallagher |
| Headquarters | Santa Monica, California , U.S. |
Key people |
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| Products | Perfect Dark |
Number of employees | 56[1] (2022) |
| Parent | Xbox Game Studios |
| Website | www |
The Initiative is an American video game development studio under Xbox Game Studios based in Santa Monica, California , formed in 2018. The studio is currently working on a new installment in the Perfect Dark series.
History
At E3 2018, Xbox Game Studios head Phil Spencer announced the formation of The Initiative, a new internal video game development company led by Darrell Gallagher, who had previously served as studio head of Crystal Dynamics.[2] It is Microsoft's first game development studio in Santa Monica.[3] At its formation, it aimed to create and produce big-budget titles. In addition to Gallagher, the studio recruited several industry veterans, including Christian Cantamessa (writer of Red Dead Redemption) and Brian Westergaard (senior producer of 2018's God of War), as well as talents from BioWare, Naughty Dog, Respawn Entertainment, Santa Monica Studio, Blizzard Entertainment, Insomniac Games and Rockstar Games.[4][5][6][7]
At The Game Awards 2020, it was revealed that the studio is working on a Perfect Dark reboot.[8]
References
- ↑ Lopez, Ule (September 24, 2021). "Perfect Dark Reboot will be a Collaborative Effort Between The Initiative and Crystal Dynamics". https://wccftech.com/perfect-dark-reboot-will-be-a-collaborative-effort-between-the-initiative-and-crystal-dynamics/.
- ↑ Grant, Christopher (June 10, 2018). "Microsoft has five (!) new internal studios". Polygon. https://www.polygon.com/e3/2018/6/10/17446694/microsoft-xbox-internal-studios-exclusives.
- ↑ Takahashi, Dean (June 16, 2018). "How Darrell Gallagher plans to build Microsoft's The Initiative studio in Santa Monica". VentureBeat. https://venturebeat.com/2018/06/16/how-darrell-gallagher-plans-to-build-microsofts-the-initiative-studio-in-santa-monica/.
- ↑ Robinson, Andy (August 12, 2020). "Xbox's new studio signs yet more experience from Respawn, BioWare". Video Games Chronicles. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xboxs-new-studio-signs-yet-more-experience-from-respawn-bioware/.
- ↑ Parijat, Shubhankar (May 12, 2020). "The Initiative Recruits Former Naughty Dog, Rockstar Programmer". GamingBolt. https://gamingbolt.com/the-initiative-recruits-former-naughty-dog-rockstar-programmer.
- ↑ Robinson, Andy (July 23, 2019). "Xbox studio hires group of God of War designers". Video Games Chronicles. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-studio-hires-group-of-god-of-war-designers/.
- ↑ Robinson, Andy (December 12, 2020). "Analysis: Who's working on the new Perfect Dark?". Video Games Chronicles. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/analysis-whos-working-on-the-new-perfect-dark/.
- ↑ Conditt, Jessica (December 12, 2020). "Xbox studio The Initiative is working on 'Perfect Dark'". Engadget. https://www.engadget.com/perfect-dark-initiative-xbox-announcement-005705713.html.
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