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Microsoft Seeks Buyers for Arkane Studios, Multiple Bids Reported
- Microsoft plans to divest Arkane Studios, the developer of Dishonored and Marvel's Blade, due to labor laws in France.
- Ubisoft, along with at least two other companies, has reportedly made a bid to purchase Arkane Studios.
- Bloomberg reports that at least three companies have submitted bids to Microsoft for Arkane Studios.
- Arkane Studios, based in Lyon, France, is subject to French labor laws, prompting Microsoft's search for a buyer.
- The acquisition of Arkane Studios by another company could prevent its closure and allow the studio to continue its projects.
Articles (7)
Rock Paper Shotgun·
Ubisoft are reportedly tapped as one potential company that could acquire Arkane, though the Dishonored studio's own management may be in the running too
Polygon·
Ubisoft Makes Bid to Purchase Xbox Studio on the Brink of Closure
PC Gamer·
Ubisoft reportedly wants to buy Arkane from Xbox
GamesRadar·
Ubisoft reportedly among studios offering to buy Arkane from Microsoft as it tries to finish Blade
Kotaku·
Ubisoft Among Those Bidding On Marvel’s Blade Studio Arkane
IGN·
Ubisoft Among Suitors Trying to Buy Marvel's Blade, Dishonored Studio Arkane Lyon from Xbox
Bloomberg·
Xbox’s Arkane Studios Attracts Multiple Bidders, Including Ubisoft