# Dishonored and Deathloop studio has 22 days to save itself from corporate extinction

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dishonored-and-deathloop-studio-has-22-days-to-save-itself-from-corporate-extinction/
- Published: 2026-10-23T21:00:38+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T21:37:47+00:00
- Original publisher: Destructoid
- Original article: https://www.destructoid.com/dishonored-and-deathloop-studio-has-22-days-to-save-itself-from-corporate-extinction/
- Topics: Gaming

## Key points

- Arkane Lyon faces possible closure under Microsoft restructuring.
- French law requires a three-month search for a buyer.
- 217 roles are at risk, with buyers reportedly interested.

## Summary

Arkane Lyon, the studio behind Dishonored, Deathloop and the forthcoming Blade, faces possible closure as Microsoft seeks a buyer under French employment law. The search gives the studio a chance to continue operating independently and puts hundreds of jobs at stake.

The union says Microsoft began the required three-month search in mid-summer, with 217 positions at risk and less than a month remaining. Several potential buyers are reportedly interested, and Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier says multiple options to save the studio are being explored; a union representative also says Blade is nearing completion.

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