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Microsoft receives bids for video game developer Arkane Studios

Multiple companies including Ubisoft have submitted offers to purchase Arkane Studios from Microsoft as the developer finishes work on Marvel's Blade.

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Microsoft has received offers from multiple companies to purchase video game developer Arkane Studios, Engadget, PC Gamer, and Bloomberg reported. French video game publisher Ubisoft and at least two other gaming businesses have submitted bids for the studio, according to reports by Engadget, IGN, and Shane the Gamer. [1][2][3][5][6][10]

The potential sale comes after Xbox announced major workforce cuts in July, which sparked speculation that Arkane could face closure or project cancellations, Engadget reported. Shane the Gamer reported that Xbox has set a December deadline for the potential transaction. [1][6]

Arkane is currently finishing work on Marvel's Blade, Pure Xbox and Kotaku reported. Founded in 1999 in Lyon, France, the developer created the Dishonored franchise and Deathloop, while its upcoming game follows Marvel Comics vampire hunter Eric Brooks in Paris. [4][7][8][9]

A deal with Ubisoft or another buyer would allow Arkane to avoid potential closure under Microsoft and complete its current project, according to reports by Engadget and Kotaku. [1][7]

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In short

  • Ubisoft and at least two other companies have made bids to buy Arkane Studios from Microsoft.
  • Xbox set a December deadline regarding the bids for the studio.
  • Arkane Studios is based in Lyon, France, and is currently developing Marvel's Blade.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Arkane and its Blade game may end up at Ubisoft as Xbox considers offersEngadget, 5h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Ubisoft reportedly wants to buy Arkane from XboxPC Gamer Hardware, 6h ago
  3. [3]Xbox’s Arkane Studios Attracts Multiple Bidders, Including UbisoftBloomberg.com, 8h ago
  4. [4]Report: Xbox Has Had Multiple Offers For Arkane Studios, Marvel's Blade Close To CompletionPure Xbox, 6h ago
  5. [5]Ubisoft, Others Readying Bid to Buy Marvel's Blade and Dishonored Developer Arkane Lyon from XboxIGN, 7h ago
  6. [6]Arkane Lyon Draws at Least Three Bids, Ubisoft Among Them, Before Xbox's December DeadlineShane the Gamer, 4h ago
  7. [7]Ubisoft Could Swoop In To Save Arkane And Finish Marvel's BladeKotaku, 7h ago

Background

  1. [8]Arkane Studios on Wikipedia
  2. [9]Marvel's Blade on Wikipedia
  3. [10]Ubisoft on Wikipedia
  4. [11]Blade on Grokipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 11 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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