Prior to Arkane Austin’s closure earlier this week, the studio was reportedly pitching a brand new single-participant immersive sim recreation. Moreover, extra cuts at Xbox are apparently nonetheless to come back.
In line with Bloomberg, Arkane Austin wished to return to its growth roots and probably revisit the Dishonored sequence to create a brand new entry. Xbox govt Matt Booty and ZeniMax boss Jill Braff reportedly prompt that the explanation for Xbox’s latest studio closures was as a result of them needing further employees to pitch new initiatives. The cuts will not be completed, in line with the report, with a give attention to lowering prices possible resulting in extra job losses.
Moreover, Booty reportedly claimed Redfall’s poor vital and business reception wasn’t related to Arkane Austin’s shutdown. Braff additionally reportedly mentioned that the shuttering of studios would assist divert assets to Bethesda’s greater franchises akin to Fallout and Doom.
Together with Arkane Austin, Xbox closed Tango Gameworks and Alpha Canine Studios, and folded Roundhouse Video games into ZeniMax On-line Studios. Xbox had already minimize 1,900 jobs at first of 2024.