Microsoft is weighing whether to cancel Marvel'sBlade and shut down Arkane Studios, the acclaimed maker of Dishonored and Deathloop, as part of a brutal round of Xbox layoffs set to begin July 6.
Xbox is reportedly considering closing or selling Arkane Studios and canceling the developer's next game, Marvel'sBlade, as part of a widely reported, impending tsunami of July layoffs bookending Microsoft's fiscal year ...Microsoft Arkane Studios.
More bad news is possibly coming on the Xbox front as The Verge is reporting that the rumored upcoming layoffs possibly include closing Arkane Studios and cancelling Marvel’s Blade.
@RobN I'll just copy my comment from the last article because it perfectly ties in with what you're saying here. This is why government oversight is so important ... Most likely even ... By OpheliaDynamight .
“I’m not at liberty to say when, but I saw some stuff just yesterday, and the folks at Arkane are doing a really, really great job.” ... Arkane since its announcement in December 2023.