Studio Closures
Arkane Lyon's 13 November Deadline: Can Microsoft's Last Arkane Studio Find a Buyer in Time?
Arkane Lyon has until 13 November 2026 to find a buyer under France's Florange Law, with 217 jobs and a nearly finished Marvel's Blade at stake.
EA Closes BioWare After 31 Years, Cancels the Next Mass Effect: Inside the End of an Era
On N7 Day 2025, BioWare promised fans the next Mass Effect was real. On October 21, 2026, EA closed the studio and canceled the game. The promise outlived the studio by less than a year. The closure,...
Moss Developer Polyarc Is Shutting Down After Nearly 12 Years
"After nearly 12 years riding the joyous rollercoaster of emotions that is making video games, our time together has come to an end." That line, pulled from Polyarc's official farewell post on...
Obsidian's Fate in Limbo: Conflicting Reports on Xbox Studio Closures Expose Internal Chaos
This analysis is set in July 2026, imagining the consequences of continued Microsoft restructuring under CEO Asha Sharma. On the morning of July 2, 2026, two of the most respected voices in games...
Microsoft Announced Senua While Planning to Close Ninja Theory - The Cynical Strategy Behind the Reveal
At the June 7 Xbox Games Showcase, Ninja Theory proudly unveiled Senua , a bold new multiplatform adventure targeting 2027. The applause had barely faded before the devastating reality set in:...
Xbox in Crisis: Award-Winning Studio Compulsion Games Reportedly Shut Down as Two More Executives Depart
Just months after its critically lauded title South of Midnight claimed a Peabody Award and a BAFTA, Microsoft is reportedly closing the studio that made it. Compulsion Games, the Montreal-based...
Title: From 20,000 to 16,000: Ubisoft’s Sixth Layoff Round of 2026 Closes Studios and Cuts 380 More Jobs
Six rounds. One year. Nearly 700 layoffs. Ubisoft’s 2026 cost-cutting campaign has become a grim, recurring headline, but this latest wave feels different. The closures of engine-development studios...
PlayStation Shuts Down Bluepoint Games, the Studio Behind Demon's Souls and Shadow of the Colossus
PlayStation is shutting down Bluepoint Games, the Austin studio behind the Shadow of the Colossus and Demon's Souls remakes, Bloomberg first reported on 19 February 2026. Roughly 70 people will lose their jobs. The studio Sony acquired in 2021 is gone.