The Initiative still hires, on the way former developers of Infinity Ward and Naughty Dog

According to a recent report by Video Games Chronicle, The Initiative Xbox would be continuing to expand its studio, hiring developers from highly respected software houses. After hiring Erik Jakobsen, Senior Environment Artist of God of War, e Lee Davis, formerly head of animations at Naughty Dog, this time the development team of Darrell Gallagher has hired Giovanni Martinez by Insomniac Games, Hawar Dogramachi e Lauren Manuel Garcia Carro (graphic programmer and Naughty Dog artist respectively), Jaime Molina e Joylon Myers by Infinity Ward e Joseph Than (Blizzard producer).

The aforementioned names further enrich the talented team Xbox Game Studio, having already acquired in the past few months former developers who have worked on Marvel's Avengers, Destiny 2, Apex Legends, God of War, Grand Theft Auto 5 and Red Dead Redemption, just to name a few. Thus, it would appear that the Darrell Gallagher, The Initiative, is working hard to realize the new project which, according to rumors of last August, should be a third-person shooter based on the same narrative universe of Perfect Dark, first title in the series not developed by Rare. We hope to find out more details on the highly anticipated title in development as soon as possible, still shrouded in mystery, especially since Microsoft's next-gen has already made its debut in markets around the world.

The Initiative is a new development studio located just blocks from the beach in sunny Santa Monica, California. Our mission is to create ambitious and innovative gaming experiences that our audiences will love. We're passionate about crafting, story making, and building the next big thing in games.

We are a close-knit team made up of experienced creators linked by the desire to push the art of video games forward. We work in an inspiring space here in Santa Monica where we can immerse ourselves in the creative process. We operate as an independent studio under the banner and financial backing of Xbox Game Studios and Microsoft.

Everything we do comes from the passion for innovation and the ambition to create something revolutionary. We believe that teamwork, diversity of thought and the personal drive to build something great are the keys to our success.