The Initiative
The Initiative is a new first-party Xbox game studio based in Santa Monica, California. The company was announced in June 2018, with the claim that it’s been given “freedom to explore, try new things and operate like an independent studio.”
The Initiative News
Square Enix claims Crystal Dynamics was the wrong fit for ‘disappointing’ Marvel’s Avengers
Company's president says it needs to learn lessons from the much-criticised game's performance
Xbox says it ‘jumped at the chance’ to work with Crystal Dynamics on Perfect Dark
Studios boss Matt Booty thinks it would have been remiss to turn down the opportunity
Phil Spencer says Xbox is ‘definitely not done’ buying game studios
The Xbox boss says there's "no quota" on the number of teams it wants to acquire
Marvel’s Avengers is coming to Xbox Game Pass for console and PC this week
Subscription service offering includes the full game and all post-launch heroes and missions
Xbox’s Perfect Dark reboot will be co-developed by Avengers’ Crystal Dynamics
The Initiative will partner with the Tomb Raider reboot developer
Xbox’s Phil Spencer explains why he believes studio buyouts are good for gaming
Spencer also discusses where he’d like to grow Xbox’s first-party capabilities
Xbox says it will continue to buy studios and wants to release games ‘every quarter’
Matt Booty says Microsoft will aim to grow its portfolio “as [Game Pass] grows”
Sunset Overdrive’s director says he would ‘love’ to make a sequel
“I think there are a lot of stories that can be told in that universe,” says Marcus Smith
Sony registers trademark for Insomniac’s Xbox shooter Sunset Overdrive
The game's director recently rejoined the studio, after several years at Xbox
Perfect Dark’s former lead designer left Xbox to rejoin Sony’s Insomniac
Drew Murray recently quit The Initiative citing personal reasons