Xbox restructuring leaves Arkane in limbo as Dishonored co-founder jokes about buying it
Xbox announced significant restructuring that included eliminating thousands of positions and reallocating multiple studios. Arkane Studios, the developer of Dishonored and the unreleased Marvel's Blade title, remains in limbo as the company follows French legal requirements for handling workforce transitions, leaving its ultimate ownership undetermined.
The ambiguity prompted a jesting response from Raphaël Colantonio, Arkane's co-founder and the creative force behind Dishonored, who facetiously asked the Xbox CEO the price for acquiring the studio. Although presented as a joke with a playful disclaimer, the comment generated substantial fan enthusiasm for the possibility. Colantonio left Arkane in 2017 and currently heads WolfEye Studios, which released an isometric action game and is developing a first-person immersive simulation—a genre pioneered by Arkane.
- Xbox announced major restructuring involving 3,200 job cuts and studio reallocations
- Arkane Studios' future remains uncertain pending French legal review processes
- Arkane co-creator humorously offered to purchase the studio, gaining significant fan support
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Originally published by Polygon as “Dishonored co-creator asks Xbox CEO ‘how much’ to buy Arkane”.