Xbox is a complete mess right now, and that's probably being generous. Not only do you have studios afraid that they might be shut down in the near future, but you have reports coming in about games that were shown off during the latest Xbox Showcase, such as the third Hellblade game, were done so literally to advertise studios the company wants to get rid of.
All of this is going to culminate in what has been called one of the biggest layoff events in gaming history, which is reportedly going to happen at some point next week. Several Xbox-owned studios like Double Fine, Compulsion, Ninja Theory, and even Undead Labs are on the chopping block, and now a new report has suggested that Arkane Studios might be there with them too.
This is according to a new article from The Verge, which has claimed that Xbox is eyeing up Arkane's Blade game for potential cancelation as part of a "wave of cost cuts and job losses." The Verge has also claimed that Blade was originally intended to release in 2026, but slipped into late 2027, and that the game is going over budget, which is a reason for...
