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The Latest Breaking News from Arkane Austin

Redfall developers begged Microsoft to come back and finish its last patch: 'I know we don't work here anymore, but can we please release this?'

"We then got laid off, but we had in the pipe version 1.4."

PC Gamer · Aug 20

Dishonored co-creator Harvey Smith launches a new studio and it literally has the word 'Immersive' in the name

Just in case there's any confusion, Black Pony Immersive's website also drops a reference to Looking Glass Studios.

PC Gamer · Aug 19

Former Elder Scrolls Online boss describes Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin closing as a turning point at Xbox: 'I know where this is going'

Xbox vibe shift.

PC Gamer · May 3

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Revisiting Redfall after its final update reveals the ghost of the game it wanted to be

Arkane Austin's final game is still disappointing, but I'm now convinced that it could have been great.

PC Gamer · Apr 11

Arkane Austin’s closure still casts a long shadow, with Dishonored’s director lamenting the projects and potential left on the cutting‑room floor — "We were making something very cool."

Arkane Austin director Harvey Smith reflects on Microsoft and Xbox's closure of the studio after Redfall's failure at launch.

Windows Central · Dec 22, 2025

Dishonored co-creator says it was 'a shock' when Microsoft closed Arkane Austin after Redfall's release: 'We were working on something really cool'

"It was not a decision I agreed with."

PC Gamer · Dec 21, 2025

Former Bethesda exec Pete Hines says Game Pass is 'nothing' without the people making the games

Will Game Pass ever not be the one to blame, or will we continue down this road of blame game forever?

Windows Central · Sep 7, 2025

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ESO devs at ZeniMax reel from Microsoft's 'hollow' layoff emails, with some wondering how a 'carcass of workers' is 'supposed to keep shipping award-winning games'

"I don't care how many times they do it to try and make it seem normal—it's not."

PC Gamer · Jul 23, 2025

Dishonored and Prey's director says 'I could see myself working on Dishonored 3 right now' but the chances of that happening is in the realms of 'science fiction'

"I had a document about Dishonored 3."

PC Gamer · Apr 6, 2025

Dishonored 2 cost more to make than Skyrim and sold worse, but ex-dev says it was so good that it gave Arkane "seal-of-quality protection" within Bethesda

Hard to argue with that

GamesRadar · Jan 23, 2025

I played Xbox's greatest failure to see if it's really as bad as everyone says it is

I finally played Redfall from Xbox and Arkane to see if it's really as bad as everyone says it is... And I wasn't surprised to find that no, it isn't.

Windows Central · Nov 14, 2024

The Developer Behind 2023's Most Exciting Game Is Getting a Second Chance

The company behind PUBG, Krafton, has stepped in to purchase Xbox's defunct Tango Gameworks, and even has plans to continue the Hi-Fi Rush series.

Inverse · Aug 12, 2024

Arkane founder was saddened by the closure of Arkane Austin, but says immersive sims aren't going anywhere: The studio is gone, but 'the people survive'

Raphael Colantonio left Arkane in 2017, and is now working on something new at WolfEye Studios.

PC Gamer · Aug 8, 2024

Dishonored, Deus Ex, and Redfall dev Harvey Smith "often" waits 5-10 years to play his games after they release

"Usually I play our games nonstop as we are finishing them. But then I am *done* for a long while"

GamesRadar · Jun 24, 2024

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GamesRadar · Jun 21, 2024

After Microsoft closed Arkane Austin, Redfall dev says the response to "the cleaned-up, final version" of the doomed FPS gave him "a burst of energy"

"I'm looking forward to talking about what I'll be doing next"

PC Gamer · Jun 14, 2024

Wizard with a Gun developer Galvanic Games is closing: 'Sales are not strong enough to sustain our studio'

Wizard with a Gun launched just eight months ago.

PC Gamer · Jun 12, 2024

Obsidian CEO responds to worries Xbox could shut them down, too: 'I'm not worried about tomorrow'

The beloved RPG maker isn't watching its back after the sudden closures of Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin.

PC Gamer · Jun 10, 2024

Phil Spencer continues to dance around Hi Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks' closure, says he has 'to make hard decisions that frankly are not decisions I love'

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GamesRadar · Jun 8, 2024

Viral $10,000+ Summer Game Fest billboard paying respects to fallen Hi-Fi Rush and Redfall studios nearly put Xbox boss Phil Spencer on blast, but "it's about the people, our friends who got laid off"

The tribute is "way cooler than just throwing up an ad for one of our games," says the CEO of the publisher behind it

PC Gamer · Jun 7, 2024

'We love you. We miss you. We hate money': Ultrakill and Gloomwood publisher New Blood Interactive turns a billboard into a grave marker for fallen studios including Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin

"Gone but not forgotten."

Inverse · May 21, 2024

Xbox Reportedly Okays 'Hellblade 2' Follow-Up But Big Questions Remain

Some good news out of Xbox's camp.

PC Gamer · May 17, 2024

Redfall is getting one final update before Arkane Austin is gone forever, and it will include an offline mode

The Hero Pass content may be off the table, but developers are doing what they can to ensure Redfall remains.

Windows Central · May 17, 2024

Arkane Austin's vampire shooter Redfall will get offline mode update despite Microsoft shuttering the Xbox studio

Redfall is getting one last update adding an offline mode and some other changes to the game, despite Microsoft's shuttering of Arkane Austin.

Windows Central · May 12, 2024

Microsoft News Roundup: Bethesda closing studios, Microsoft burning gamers, and Apple trying to undercut Snapdragon X Elite

This week Microsoft announced the end of multiple gaming studios, Apple unveiled a chip that will compete with the Snapdragon X Elite, and Windows blocked people from using a VPN.

GamesRadar · May 10, 2024

Xbox founders reportedly mourn the loss of its identity: "It's not Xbox anymore, it's Microsoft gaming"

They also point to stagnant Game Pass growth as a factor behind Microsoft's cuts

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