Former Arkane leads say Xbox let them come in and finish Redfall’s final major update after being laid off

A small team of Arkane developers were allowed to briefly return to Xbox after being laid off, so they could release the final update for Redfall. In early May 2024, news broke that Microsoft had informed staff of plans to close Redfall developer Arkane Austin, alongside a number of other studios. Redfall had released to an underwhelming reception the year before, with a Metacritic score of 56, but Bethesda head of publishing Pete Hines had said in September 2023 that it would make Redfall “a good game” despite the initial poor reaction. Read More...

Aug 20, 2026 - 23:03

Former Arkane leads say Xbox let them come in and finish Redfall’s final major update after being laid off

A small team of Arkane developers were allowed to briefly return to Xbox after being laid off, so they could release the final update for Redfall.

In early May 2024, news broke that Microsoft had informed staff of plans to close Redfall developer Arkane Austin, alongside a number of other studios.

Redfall had released to an underwhelming reception the year before, with a Metacritic score of 56, but Bethesda head of publishing Pete Hines had said in September 2023 that it would make Redfall “a good game” despite the initial poor reaction.

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