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Xbox reportedly wants to put a stake in Blade and sell off Arkane, even though Todd Howard says development is going well
Eventually we'll just be left with Halo and Call of Duty.
Microsoft reportedly add Arkane and their Blade game to the potential shuttering pile
There's a lot of whispers about studios shutting down around Microsoft and Xbox at the moment. They've been primarily fluttering between Double Fine, Ninja Theory, and Compulsion, but this week has now seen State of Decay developer Undead Labs added to the list of "companies Xbox bought to build up Game Pass but are ultimately shuttering because they've done a bad job at making line go up." And now yet more reports have emerged, with what remains of Arkane potentially being put up on the choppin
Arkane Is "Doing A Really, Really Great Job" - Todd Howard's Hopeful Update On Blade
"I saw some stuff just yesterday". There's plenty of chatter around the restructuring of Xbox Game Studios, with reports that multiple development teams could be at risk of closure ahead of the proposed Xbox Reset. Confidence that it won't be a bloodbath isn't exactly great, leading to an increasing concern for one particularly quiet studio, Arkane Lyon. Fans were understandably disappointed that Marvel's Blade didn't make an appearance at the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 despite being announced a f
Amidst mounting fears of Xbox closures, Todd Howard says Arkane is 'doing a really, really good job' on Blade
Bethesda's boss confirmed Marvel's Blade is still in the works.
No, Blade is not cancelled, Arkane artist confirms
Let the words of Walter White give you comfort in these trying times.
Arkane Lyon's Blade game isn't dead, despite rumours following Xbox Games Showcase no-show
UPDATE 2.38pm: Arkane's Blade project has not been cancelled.
Free-to-play spinoff The Elder Scrolls: Blades is being shut down
The title will be sunsetted on June 30, 2026.
The Elder Scrolls: Blades to Shut Down in Summer
The Elder Scrolls: Blades is to shut down in summer, marking the end of yet another free-to-play mobile-focused game.
The Elder Scrolls: Blades Mobile RPG Set to Shut Down For Good in June
Bethesda has delisted mobile RPG The Elder Scrolls: Blades from all platforms as it prepares to permanently shut it down on June 30.
The Elder Scrolls: Blades, the mobile RPG you probably forgot about long ago, has been delisted and will stop working this summer
Even if The Elder Scrolls 6 is still (potentially) years away, Bethesda has kept fans busy with countless Skyrim remasters/ports and TESO's yearly Chapters and many seasonal updates. In the background, mobile-oriented spinoff The Elder Scrolls: Blades was also trucking along with a small community. But, alas, that little journey is now coming to an end.
The Elder Scrolls: Blades Is Shutting Down This June
"Thank you for playing". Bethesda's free-to-play mobile title The Elder Scrolls: Blades will be shutting down later this year across all platforms including the Switch eShop.
Elder Scrolls mobile spinoff Blades is shutting down this summer after eight years, but at least all its store items are ultra-cheap now
In the end, it never made it to PC.
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Fallout 5, The Elder Scrolls 6, Blade, and More: As Xbox Layoffs Hit Hard, What's Going on at Bethesda?
Bethesda was hit hard by this week’s Xbox layoffs, with cuts to The Elder Scrolls and Fallout developer Bethesda Game Studios, Doom developer id Software, and The Elder Scrolls Online developer ZeniMax Online Studios, among other parts of the business.