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Gameplay footage from cancelled Xbox Perfect Dark game leaks online, and it looks pretty good
Last year, we learned that Xbox cancelled a reboot of Perfect Dark. The game, in development at The Initiative, was cancelled as part of 2025's wave of wide-ranging cuts at Microsoft and Xbox. In 2026, of course, things have only gotten worse for the company. Read more
Footage From Xbox's Cancelled Perfect Dark Reboot Is Doing The Rounds Online
Shedding light on a not-so-perfect story. A two-minute video featuring gameplay from The Initiative's cancelled Perfect Dark reboot is popping up all over social media today. Originally reported by Mp1st, the footage features several short snippets of gameplay from various stages of Perfect Dark's...
Perfect Dark gameplay footage leaks
The Perfect Dark reboot was unfortunately cancelled before any of us got to see the game in action. With the game now dead and the studio behind it disbanded, we are starting to see some leaks, including the first 'real' gameplay footage. Perfect Dark gameplay footage leaks first appeared on...
New Perfect Dark Footage Shows How Far The Cancelled Reboot Had Come
The now-cancelled Perfect Dark reboot is making headlines today after new footage from the title surfaced, showing parkour and Carrington’s influence. If you missed it, the latest entry in the Perfect Dark series was meant to be a reboot of the franchise, developed by The Initiative, a new studio...
Alleged footage of Xbox's cancelled Perfect Dark reboot shows a parkour-heavy chase scene and the summary execution of fruit
In-development footage of the Perfect Dark reboot from The Initiative, which Microsoft cancelled as part of their mass layoffs in July last year, has reportedly been uncovered. It shows off a couple of minutes worth of what looks to be texting of shooting and explosion mechanics, plus a chase on...
New Footage From Xbox's Cancelled Perfect Dark Reboot Surfaces Online
Taking The Initiative. Gameplay footage from the cancelled reboot of Rare's N64 icon Perfect Dark has surfaced online, offering the world a teasing glimpse at the further adventures of the Carrington Institute and its finest agent, Joanna Dark. Perfect Dark was in development at Xbox subsidiary...
Footage From Canceled Perfect Dark Reboot Surfaces, Showing Off Fruit Physics and Parkour
New footage of Xbox’s canceled Perfect Dark reboot has appeared online, via a report from gaming website MP1st. The footage, seemingly acquired from a VFX developer’s portfolio, shows destructible environments, sci-fi weapons, and more. Developer The Initiative shut down last year, before the...
Footage From Canceled Perfect Dark Reboot Surfaces, Showing Off Fruit Physics and Parkour
New footage of Xbox’s canceled Perfect Dark reboot has appeared online, via a report from gaming website MP1ST.
Footage of Microsoft’s now-dead Perfect Dark revival appears online
The reboot of Perfect Dark was announced in 2020, and cancelled in 2025
Sonic Mania, Perfect Dark, Majora's Mask: Here's A List Of Non-AI Decomps
You might've noticed a wave of uninspired and vibecoded slop bleeding out across social media over the last few days, awkwardly slamming together Elden Ring and Minecraft in viral clips. New advancements in Claude have allowed anyone, regardless of their background, to prompt elaborate mods,...
Sonic Mania, Perfect Dark, Majora's Mask: Here's A List Of Non-AI Decomps
Recomps and decomps are fast becoming an AI minefield. Thankfully, someone has made a list of human-made projects.
Fable Survived the Same Xbox That Killed Perfect Dark, and Now We Know Why
Fable survived years of Xbox upheaval that killed projects like Perfect Dark, and the reason says a lot about its place in Xbox’s future.
Agent 64: Spies Never Die Is The Goldeneye/Perfect Dark Revival We've All Dreamed Of
🤝 Like our website? Support us as an independent publisher by tipping, joining our paid community or checking out our accessories brand GAMENOOK! It's been almost 30 years since GoldenEye 007 released on the N64, and 26 years since Perfect Dark, yet Rare's classic shooting games
The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend – August 14, 2026
This weekend we are suggesting a lot of new games that are heavily inspired by specific old games. Agent 64 and Wild Blue Skies are GoldeEye/Perfect Dark and Star Fox 64 throwbacks respectively. Even Duskfade has some real original Kingdom Hearts energy to it, though it is more of an action...
New Steam Game Is For All You GoldenEye And Perfect Dark Sickos
Agent 64: Spies Never Die is a boomer shooter for people who grew up with an N64 controller in their hands
New Steam Game Coming August 11 Has Serious GoldenEye 007 Vibes
A new Steam game arriving very soon looks like the perfect spiritual successor to GoldenEye 007, with a sprinkle of Perfect Dark for good measure. Agent 64: Spies Never Die comes out on August 11 on Steam, and retro shooter fans should see this one as an absolute must-buy.
Nintendo 64-Inspired FPS, Agent 64: Spies Never Die, Releases on August 11
Replicant D6 has announced that its retro FPS game that is inspired by Nintendo 64 classics like Perfect Dark and GoldenEye 007, Agent 64: Spies Never Die, will be released on August 11. To celebrate this announcement, the team has also released a new trailer that you can find below. In Agent 64:...
Agent 64 Is The Perfect Dark & GoldenEye 007 Successor We've Been Waiting For, And It Arrives Next Month
Agent under fire. It feels like forever since we first heard about Agent 64: Spies Never Die, thanks to its 2021 prototype, but it seems the long wait for the finished version is finally coming to an end. As revealed yesterday in a new trailer, the game finally has a release date, with the...
GoldenEye and Perfect Dark inspired shooter Agent 64: Spies Never Die launches August 11
This looks like a serious amount of fun! Inspired by some classics like GoldenEye and Perfect Dark, the shooter Agent 64: Spies Never Die launches August 11th. Read the full article here:...
GoldenEye and Perfect Dark inspired shooter Agent 64: Spies Never Die launches August 11
This looks like a serious amount of fun! Inspired by some classics like GoldenEye and Perfect Dark, the shooter Agent 64: Spies Never Die launches August 11th. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
Agent 64, A Retro-Inspired Loveletter To GoldenEye And Perfect Dark, Launches Next Month
Agent 64: Spies Never Die is a retro-inspired homage to Nintendo 64 shooters, namely Rare’s classics GoldenEye 007 and Perfect Dark. First revealed as a prototype back in 2021, the shooter is finally launching on August 11. Developed by Replicant D6, Agent 64's story campaign stars secret agent...
The GoldenEye and Perfect Dark inspired Agent 64: Spies Never Die is coming to PC next month
Agent 64: Spies Never Die, the PC game inspired by Rare’s Nintendo 64 first-person shooters, has been given a release date. Created by solo developer Replicant D6, Agent 64 will be released on Steam on August 11. The game, which takes inspiration from GoldenEye 007 and Perfect Dark, replaces its...
The GoldenEye and Perfect Dark inspired Agent 64: Spies Never Die is coming to PC next month
The love letter to Rare's N64 FPS games includes local and online multiplayer
Report: id Software Pitched New Perfect Dark Before Xbox Layoffs
Amongst other ideas. id Software has been put through the ringer of late as layoffs continue to sweep through Xbox Game Studios, resulting in 3,200 job cuts. Half of the id Software team were let go just moments before shipping DOOM: The Dark Ages Revelations DLC. Not the pat on back they sorely...
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