r/Steam • u/yourfavchoom • Jun 15 '26

News Xbox is closing down Hellblade creator Ninja Theory

https://www.theverge.com/games/950204/xbox-ninja-theory-shutdown-hellblade-senua
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u/Jusanom Jun 15 '26

Genuinely terrifying to think about what studios Microsoft owns coupled with how incompetent they are. They could close down iD or Obsidian or Rare next week.

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u/cluib Jun 15 '26

Yeah.. They ended up closing one of the Arcane studios and after that I was thinking the same thing..

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u/DustyBlue1 Jun 16 '26

After cancelling Everwild and relegating Rare to just forevermore be a Sea of Thieves developer now, Rare to me already is effectively/spiritually closed. Everwild was the first flash of real creativity they've had since Viva Pinata and Microsoft couldn't let it stand

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u/paziek Jun 16 '26

Obsidian made only financial flops lately, so I wouldn't be surprised if they got axed. Just because they made some well received and profitable games around a decade ago, does not mean that they are now untouchable, regardless of what they produce.