Microsofthas announced a shocking series of studio closures this week, affecting four game developers at Bethesda Softworks.
Tango Gameworks, the studio behind The Evil Within franchise and critical darlingHi-Fi Rushis also closing down.
Bethesdas Roundhouse Games is also merging with ZeniMax Online Studios to work on The Elder Scrolls Online.
Arkane Austin is also closing down, following the release of the failed multiplayer shooter Redfall.
Arkane Lyons studio head Dinga Bakaba responded to these studio closures onTwitter/X,saying, This is absolutely terrible.
You say we make you proud when we make a good game.
Make us proud when times are tough.
We know you’re free to, we seen it before.
Just earlier this year,the company fired 1,900 Activision Blizzard employeesand axed an in-development survival game.
