Arkane founder Raphael Colantonio has called Microsoft's decision to shut down the studio he helped create "stupid" as "recreating a very special group like that is, I would dare to say, impossible."
Colantonio helped set up Arkane back in 1999 before it grew into two studios around seven years later – that being Arkane Lyon and Arkane Austin. His time with Arkane came to an end in 2017, however, following the release of the sci-fi immersive sim Prey. Following that, the Austin team would go on to release the unsuccessful Redfall in 2023 before being shut down by Microsoft earlier this year.
