Three studios will be closed and a fourth will be relocated
Xbox shuts down Hi-Fi Rush Studio and 3 others!
Microsoft is shutting down three Bethesda studios: Redfall developer Arkane Austin, Mighty Doom developer Alpha Dog Studios and Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks. A fourth developer, support studio Roundhouse Games, will have all staff reassigned to a new team. Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty announced the news to staff in an email on Tuesday, citing a reprioritization of "high-impact titles," according to IGN. Arkane, Alpha Dog and Tango Gameworks confirmed the closures on their respective X accounts.
"Today it was announced that Arkane Austin will close and development will not continue on Redfall," Arkane said in his X post. Arkane Lyon continues development of its own projects, it said. Redfall players who bought upgrades and were still waiting for DLC won't get them, Arkane said, pointing those affected to a Bethesda website where players can eventually apply for credit. Microsoft has not yet published information on how to get that credit. Booty's letter to staff said "some" Arkane staff will be joining other Bethesda projects.
Microsoft did not respond to Polygon's request for comment.
