From an open letter posted on the website of the video game trade union STJV, as reported by Vertical Slice:
> Microsoft chose to justify the closure on economic reasons. But Microsoft is actually why those economic reasons even exist. Because after freezing hiring for 19 months, which artificially caused delay and additional cost, Microsoft now use those same delay and additional cost as a reason to close down the studio.
The studio, behind the Dishonored series and Marvel’s Blade, has reportedly drawn bids from Ubisoft and other gaming companies.
[Link: Arkane Studios might close without having ever seen failure | https://www.stjv.fr/en/2026/11/arkane-studios-might-close-without-having-ever-seen-failure/?ref=aftermath.site | STJV]
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From an open letter posted on the website of the video game trade union STJV , as reported by Vertical Slice :
Microsoft chose to justify the closure on economic reasons. But Microsoft is actually why those economic reasons even exist . Because after freezing hiring for 19 months, which artificially caused delay and additional cost , Microsoft now use those same delay and additional cost as a reason to close down the studio.
The studio, behind the Dishonored series and Marvel’s Blade , has reportedly drawn bids from Ubisoft and other gaming companies.
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