BREAKING: Microsoft has closed Redfall’s Arkane Austin, HiFi Rush’s Tango Gameworks, and more in devastating cuts at Bethesda. https://t.co/Hhhs4kkLSh pic.twitter.com/GGlJ9panmB
— IGN (@IGN) May 7, 2024
In 2021, Microsoft spent $7.5 billion to acquire ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks.
Yesterday, Microsoft announced the closure of three of their studios: Tango Gameworks (Hi-Fi Rush), Arkane Austin, and Alpha Dog Studios. Roundhouse Games will be absorbed into Elder Scrolls Online developer ZeniMax Online Studios.
Head of Xbox Games Studios Matt Booty announced the news in an email to staff, in it he blamed the cuts on a “reprioritization of titles and resources.” You can read his full statement at the source.
Microsoft previously laid off 1,900 employees at Activision and Xbox at the start of this year.
