Microsoft is shutting down several studios under its umbrella, including Tango Gameworks (Hi-Fi Rush), Arkane Austin (Redfall), Alpha Dog Games (Mighty Doom) and Roundhouse Games. This news was broken to staff suddenly via an email sent by Matt Booty, the head of Xbox Game Studios.
Broken first by IGN, this move was made due to a “reprioritization of titles and resources” in the company. The same company that laid of several staff following the acquisiton of Activision Blizzard.
Arkane Austin’s closing will leave some staff to join other teams where room is available. The rest will be uncerimoniasly unemployed. Tango Gameworks will close without any job lifeboats, the same goes for Alpha Dog Games. Roundhouse Games will be rolled into and ultimately engulfed by Zenimax Online Studios.
