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Xbox Layoffs to Shut Down Arkane, Cancel 'Marvel's Blade' Development, Says Report

Xbox's massive layoffs include the shutdown of Arkane, and with it comes the cancelation of Marvel's Blade, as per reports.

Player One · Jul 1

Xbox is reportedly weighing up Marvel's Blade for cancellation amid planned restructuring

A new report claims Xbox is considering canceling Marvel's Blade as part of a wider restructuring that could include layoffs, studio mergers, and potential spinoffs. Arkane's future is also reportedly under review, although no final decisions have been confirmed.

Windows Central · Jun 30

Xbox could cancel Marvel's Blade and close Arkane in July bloodbath, report says, or the studio may be sold off

Blade is reportedly over budget and delayed

GamesRadar · Jun 30

"Let us cook.": Xbox's Blade may be alive after all as Arkane puts cancellation rumors to bed

Arkane Lyon has responded to growing concerns over Marvel's Blade after the game was absent from the Xbox Games Showcase. A message from the game's Lead Concept Artist suggests development is continuing despite cancellation rumors.

Windows Central · Jun 9

Marvel's Blade is not canceled, Arkane dev confirms after Summer Game Fest no-show and over 2 years of silence

The daywalker is still prowling

GamesRadar · Jun 9

'Marvel's Blade': Arkane Studios Shares Response on Game's Cancellation Rumors

Arkane Studios has finally spoken up about their development of "Marvel's Blade." Here's what the studio has to say.

Player One · Jun 9

No, Blade is not cancelled, Arkane artist confirms

Let the words of Walter White give you comfort in these trying times.

PC Gamer · Jun 8

Summer Game Fest no-shows: The big games that were absent from 2026's showcases

Who's out for Summer? Who's out forever?

PC Gamer · Jun 8

Arkane devs say the studio almost made Thief 4 and a Blade Runner game before it made Dishonored — 'We were both so excited. Blade Runner and Thief, two of our favourite things of all time'

According to two former Arkane Studios developers, the studio almost made a Blade Runner game and Thief 4 before it made Dishonored.

TechRadar · May 26

Before Dishonored, Arkane was tapped to make Thief 4, and my heart weeps for what might have been: 'We had an amazing pitch for Thief'

A Blade Runner game was also a possibility, which would have been fine too, I guess.

PC Gamer · May 25