Microsoft shuts down Bethesda’s Hi-Fi Rush, Redfall studios

Enlarge / Artist's conception of Microsoft telling Hi-Fi Rush maker Tango Gameworks they no longer exist as a studio. (credit: Tango Gameworks)

Microsoft is shutting down four studios within its Bethesda Softworks subsidiary, according to a staff email obtained by IGN. The closures include Redfall developer Arkane Austin and Hi-Fi Rush studio Tango Gameworks. While some team members will be reassigned to other parts of the company, head of Xbox Game Studios Matt Booty said in a letter to staffers "that some of our colleagues will be leaving us."

Tango Gameworks confirmed in a short social media message that "Hi-Fi Rush, along with Tango's previous titles [like The Evil Within], will remain available and playable everywhere they are today." But the closure of Arkane Austin means that "development will not continue on Redfall," the company wrote in its own social media update. "Arkane Lyon will continue their focus on immersive experiences where they are hard at work on their upcoming project [Marvel's Blade]."

In his note to staff, Booty said that [Redfall] “will remain online for players to enjoy and we will provide make-good offers to players who purchased the Hero DLC.”