Layoffs have been an ever-present specter in the last few years of the gaming industry, threatening studios whether they are successful or not. It feels like no matter what these teams do, if they're marked for death, they could face full closure, forcing them to fight to keep their door open just a little longer.
As reported by Le Monde (via Reddit) Arkane Lyon, the team behind absolute classics like Dishonored, Prey, and Deathloop have their backs to the wall, and they have until November 13th to find a buyer as Microsoft threatens closure. The French studio is still holding out hope, fighting for a number of buyers they can't quite reveal yet, but the clock is ticking to save over 200 jobs from corporate restructuring.
Arkane Lyon is Down But Not Out
Arkane Lyon is a team of modern marvels, giving us some of the best games of the late 2010s and early 2020s. Their belief and support of the immersive sim genre has been some of the only experiences of the kind available on console, making them absolute fan favorites despite hiccups like Redfall.
Microsoft has placed this timer on Arkane to force them...
