Perfect Dark Just Lost Its Game Director
The studio behind the upcoming remake of Perfect Dark, The Initiative, seems to have just lost a key figure. Game Director Daniel Neuburger has apparently left the company after having worked there for nearly four years.
Neuburger left The Initiative last month according to his LinkedIn profile which indicates that he is currently searching for a new position. Neuburger spent over a decade at Crystal Dynamics working on various entries in the Tomb Raider franchise before coming to The Initiative. Neuburger has not publicly announced his departure and The Initiative has not yet named a replacement for him.
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This comes in the wake of several high profile departures from the Perfect Dark project in recent years. Design Director Drew Murray left the team last year to rejoin his former employer, Insomniac Games. “The team has the vision and talent to knock the game and franchise out of the park," Murray said at the time. The games industry veteran pointed out that he wanted to focus on “life outside of work,” but also took pride in his various accomplishments.
“I guess ten years, five games, and six job titles just wasn't enough,” Murray said. “I'm excited to be rejoining many friends and former colleagues at Insomniac Games as a principal designer. That takes me to my seventh job title. Now, I just need to work some days and make some games, right?”
Perfect Dark is currently being developed by The Initiative in partnership with Crystal Dynamics. The announcement was made in a statement last year. “Perfect Dark update! We are partnering with Crystal Dynamics, the world-class team behind character-driven games such as Tomb
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