{"id":356146,"date":"2025-12-24T01:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=405214"},"modified":"2025-12-24T01:45:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T09:45:05","slug":"one-of-the-games-canceled-by-microsoft-this-year-might-have-been-closer-to-completion-than-we-imagined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/one-of-the-games-canceled-by-microsoft-this-year-might-have-been-closer-to-completion-than-we-imagined\/","title":{"rendered":"One of the games canceled by Microsoft this year might have been closer to completion than we imagined"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Microsoft has carried out a significant cut in its workforce, laying off around 9,000 employees and closing several studios and development projects. <strong>One of the most notable was the reboot of the game Perfect Dark, which was being co-developed by The Initiative and Crystal Dynamics<\/strong>. This closure has generated great discontent among those involved, as many developers tried to save the project unsuccessfully, and an agreement with the publisher Take-Two sank due to differences over intellectual property rights.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A game in its final stages<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Alix Wilton Regan, who voices the main character Joanna Dark, expressed her surprise and devastation after the project&#8217;s cancellation. <strong>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t see this coming. I felt completely blindsided when the funding was pulled,&#8221; she commented in a recent interview<\/strong>. The actress had been working on the video game for years and was informed of the closure at the same time as the rest of the team. &#8220;We were recording and doing motion capture during 2023 and 2024, and we had already made considerable progress in production,&#8221; Regan added.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Perfect Dark - Gameplay Reveal - Xbox Games Showcase 2024\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ofUi9DR9sc4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The closure of The Initiative has had a devastating impact not only on the project but also on the developer community, which has lost the collaboration and creativity that existed in the studio.<strong> &#8220;We lost a creative ecosystem overnight, which was really hard for everyone,&#8221; said Regan, who noted that many coworkers were also left unemployed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Despite the cancellation of Perfect Dark, the actress has continued her career by being part of two new Tomb Raider games, where she plays Lara Croft. <strong>&#8220;The fact that Perfect Dark fell apart was difficult, but I had already been recording for Lara for a year,&#8221; she concluded, emphasizing that she is still concerned about the possibility of losing her role as Lara Croft.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Steam\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/3047d89c-96d0-11e6-8546-00163ed833e7\/2505233623\/steam-download.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Steam<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft has carried out a significant cut in its workforce, laying off around 9,000 employees and closing several studios and development projects. 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