“It’s a fucking gut punch.” The head of Arkane Lyon criticized Microsoft – INDIA

The whole world was shocked this evening when information about the closure of the studios surfaced. Arcane Austin (Redfall and Extraction), Tango Gameworks (Hi-Fi Rush and previously The Evil Within series) Alpha games with dogs (mobile Mighty Doom). Microsoft is laying off a lot of people as part of Bethesda’s restructuring. He doesn’t even understand Dinga Bakaba. One of the creative heads of Arkane Lyon (Dishonored, Deathloop, and now Marvel’s Blade) slammed Microsoft and called his employer’s move a damn gut punch.

“This is absolutely appalling. A few words from a man. A friendly reminder to any executives reading this: Video games are an entertainment/culture industry and it is your job as a corporation to look after your artists/entertainers and help them create value.” He wrote on the social network X.

“Don’t throw us into a gambit gold rush, don’t use us as dummies for miscalculations/dead ends, don’t turn our work environment into a Darwinian jungle. You tell us to be proud when we make a good game. So be proud even in difficult times. We know you can do it, we’ve seen it before.” added by the developer.

“For now, great teams are disappearing before our eyes and it’s a fucking punch in the gut. [Arkane] Lyon is safe, but please be considerate and respectful of those affected and give them a chance to be heard. It’s their story to tell, their feelings to express.” he added.

Some of its staunch supporters, who previously highlighted the company’s individual moves on social media and spread news and gaming updates, are turning against Microsoft. One of them is Clobrille. According to him This is not the Xbox that fans want.

“Now I don’t recognize this Xbox myself. From Microsoft’s broken promise to keep you safe, to vague and inconsistent plans for Microsoft’s vision for the future of gaming that even the studio’s employees don’t understand; The acquisition of ABK appears to have changed the landscape for Microsoft Gaming, and clearly for the worse.” He wrote and added an image containing the logos of studios that Microsoft closed.