Redfall, Hi-Fi Rush leads respond to Xbox's sudden closure of their studios: "I don’t quite have the words"

May. 7, 2024

“Today’s news is terrible, for all of us”

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Today,Microsoft confirmed the closure of several studios under the Bethesda banner, including Prey and Redfall developerArkane Austin. Studio director Harvey Smith reacted to the news on social media today.

“I just want to say that I love all the people at Arkane Austin so much,” Smith said in atweetfollowing today’s news. “Great times, hard times, we went through so much, together. Of course, today’s news is terrible, for all of us. Your talent will lift you up, and I will do anything I can to help.”

Arkane Lyon studio head Dinga Bakaba also responded to the newsearlier today, calling it a “fucking gut stab.” Bakaba said “to any executive reading this, friendly reminder that video games are an entertainment/cultural industry, and your business as a corporation is to take care of your artists/entertainers and help them create value for you.”

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