Dinga Bakabacreative director Arkane Lyonsharply criticized Microsoft for closing not only the nursing home Arkan Austinbut also teams Tango Gameworks, Roundhouse Studios and Alpha Dog Games. He did not spare his employer in his statement.
“It’s absolutely horrible. Let me be humane: to all executives reading this, I would like to kindly remind you that video games are an entertainment/culture industry and your job as companies is to care for your artists/creators and help them create value in your interest,” he writes.
He further appeals: “Don’t drag us into your gold rush, don’t use us as strawmen for miscalculations and blind spots, don’t make our work environment a Darwinian jungle. You say you are proud of us when we make a good game. Give us the opportunity to be proud of you when hard times come. We know you can do it, we’ve seen it before. For now, great teams are once again disappearing before our eyes. It’s a fucking gut punch.’
And it also addresses a wider audience: “[Arkane] Lyon is safe, but please be tactful and considerate about the whole thing and respect the voice of the people affected. Give them space to be heard. It’s their story they can tell, their feelings they can express.”
The Austin team Arkan he is guilty of failure Redfallbut also a widely acclaimed reboot Prey from 2017. Another canceled team Tango Gameworkswho founded Shinji Mikamiagain created a series The Evil Within, Ghostwire: Tokyo or last year’s Hi-Fi Rush.
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