<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Microsoft has canceled the Perfect Dark reboot and shut down studio The Initiative as confirmed by Matt Booty, head of Xbox Game Studios, in a note to employees.</li><li>The cancellation of Rare's Everwild was also confirmed, along with mass layoffs at Microsoft's gaming division.</li><li>The closure of The Initiative and cancellation of Perfect Dark and Everwild are part of a broader effort to adjust priorities and focus resources within Microsoft's gaming division.</li><li>The Perfect Dark reboot was planned to focus on ecological sci-fi themes and feature gameplay elements like stealth, parkour, high-tech gadgetry, and firearms, but it never had an announced release date.</li></ul>

Microsoft cancels Perfect Dark reboot, shuts down studio

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