

"We wish all our former colleagues the very best, and I'm confident in the team we have in place, the new talent joining, and we can't wait to share more with the fans." "In this journey, it's not uncommon for there to be staffing changes, especially during a time of global upheaval over the last two years, and there's plenty more work in front of us to deliver a fantastic Perfect Dark experience to our players. "In creating The Initiative, we set out to leverage co-development partnerships to achieve our ambitions, and we're really excited about all the progress we're seeing with our relationship with Crystal Dynamics. "It's no small task to build a studio and reinvent a beloved franchise," The Initiative boss Darrell Gallagher said in a statement to VGC.

Reasons for departures include the project's already-slow progress and lack of creative freedom under the studio's bosses. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the list of departures has reportedly affected project momentum, staff said.
