Arkane Union Says Closing the Studio "Would Probably Be More Expensive" for Xbox than Simply Finishing Development on Marvel's Blade

Xbox Accused Of 'Sabotaging' Arkane As It Tries To Finish Blade

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

Arkane union says closing the studio "would probably be more expensive" for Xbox than simply finishing development on Marvel's Blade

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.

Arkane Devs Fear Studio Shutdown Could Still Happen Despite Attracting Buyers

In 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 allegations leveled at Microsoft in a letter posted on the website of Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidéo (STJV), an independent French video game union. The letter […]

Arkane devs say Microsoft is ‘sabotaging’ Marvel’s Blade as the studio is 'profitable, just not profitable enough’

A statement from an Arkane Lyon workers union says that Microsoft is making a mistake in trying to close the studio or sell it off.

French game union accuses Microsoft of 'sabotaging' Blade and then using the fallout to justify closing Arkane

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.

Arkane union accuses Microsoft of "sabotaging" Marvel's Blade with 19-month hiring freeze

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 the studio's closure.