Perfect Dark reboot director quits Initiative for personal reasons

“My life outside of work needs more attention than I have been able to give it lately.”

Perfect Dark reboot design director Drew Murray announced he was leaving the studio for Xbox Initiative For personal reasons.

On your Twitter account, Murray said his decision to leave the studio

that he co-founded two years ago was “Extremely bittersweet and teary” and “It has been amazing working side by side with such a talented and experienced team, many of whom are now great friends, but my life outside of work needs more attention and headspace than I do. have been able to devote to it lately. retirement from my post ”.

Looking to the future, Murray claims he believes the team “He has the talent and the vision to move the game and the franchise forward.” without him.

Murray has already appeared as one of the developers during the presentation video

of Project Perfect Dark in December, which announced that the game would take a greener science fiction, but with the return of the agent Joanna dark as the protagonist.

Development of Perfect Dark continues and is expected to be released Xbox Series S | X, but it’s too early to get any idea on the release date. We wish Murray all the best for the future.