Arkane Studios' Marvel's Blade Development Stalled by Microsoft: Union Claims Sabotage and Acquisition Interest Surfaces"

11/04/2026

The future of Arkane Studios and Marvel’s Blade looks hopeful as three gaming companies, including Ubisoft Entertainment SA, have sent offers to Xbox to buy the studio. After Microsoft announced...

11/04/2026

The union representing Arkane workers accuses Xbox of "sabotaging" the development of Blade

11/04/2026

A French union is making demands amid an attempted sale of the studio

11/04/2026

Unionised workers at Dishonored developers Arkane Lyon have published a fresh statement about the progress of negotiations with Microsoft over the studio's potential closure. Aside from calling on...

11/04/2026

Xbox would probably spend more money shutting down Arkane Lyon than it would trying to finish and release Marvel's Blade, according to a union representing workers from the beloved imsim studio....

11/04/2026

A French union representing workers at Arkane Lyon has accused Microsoft of sabotaging development of Marvel's Blade, claiming a 19-month hiring freeze caused the delays now being used to justify...

11/04/2026

STJV, a French union representing members of Arkane Lyon, accuses Microsoft of major interference with the project.

11/03/2026

Ubisoft said to have been one of those offers.As Xbox and Microsoft continue to try and find a solution for Arkane Studios instead of closing the company down, it's being reported this evening by...

11/04/2026

The Lyon-based studio has a few options on the table to avoid studio closure, including an acquisition from fellow-French video game industry contemporary Ubisoft.

11/04/2026

Arkane Studios, which spent the last several months in limbo following Xbox's decision to divest itself from the studio, has apparently received buyout offers from several bidders. Read more

11/04/2026

Ubisoft is reportedly seeking to acquire Arkane Lyon following an extension of its consultation period with Xbox. Read more

11/03/2026

Ubisoft and at least two other gaming companies have reportedly submitted bids to acquire Arkane Lyon from Microsoft, potentially saving the acclaimed studio from closure and allowing work on...

11/03/2026

Ubisoft and at least two other companies have reportedly submitted bids to buy Dishonored and Marvel's Blade maker Arkane Studios from Microsoft.

11/03/2026

Things are potentially looking up for Arkane, depending on how you feel about Ubisoft (and depending on who actually ends up acquiring them). I mention the Assassin's Creed developer because,...

11/04/2026

Development on Marvel’s Blade at Arkane Lyon is "going fine," but the studio is still at risk of closure "because, and only because, Microsoft decided to, even if that means sabotaging the game it...

11/04/2026

Union workers at Arkane Studios claim owner Microsoft has sabotaged the development of its Marvel's Blade game and used the resulting costs and delays as justification to close the studio.A...

11/04/2026

The STJV union says Microsoft imposed hiring freezes at Arkane that resulted in delays and additional expenses, which it then cited as reasons for shutting it down.

11/04/2026

By Chris HintonIn case 2026 hasn’t already been an indication, not everything is copacetic in the game development industry. Today, union workers for Arkane Studios are unleashing a torrent of...