{
  "id": 18032634,
  "title": "Ubisoft Among Suitors Trying to Buy Marvel's Blade, Dishonored Studio Arkane Lyon from Xbox",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/ubisoft-among-suitors-trying-to-buy-marvels-blade-dishonored-studio",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-03T20:54:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-among-suitors-trying-to-buy-marvels-blade-dishonored-studio-arkane-lyon-from-xbox"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Microsoft is reportedly receiving bids from multiple companies, including Ubisoft, to acquire French video game developer Arkane Lyon, the studio behind the critically acclaimed Dishonored series and the upcoming Marvel's Blade game. The potential sale comes as part of Microsoft's ongoing Xbox reset, which has led to the closure of several studios, most recently Microsoft's Austin-based studio Arkane Austin. This particular studio was responsible for the poorly received 2023 co-op vampire-hunting game Redfall, as well as the successful immersive sim games Prey and the first Dishonored title. Arkane Lyon has also produced the highly praised first-person immersive sim Deathloop.\n\nSo far, at least three companies have submitted bids to Microsoft, though the identities of the other bidders remain undisclosed. Microsoft has not yet accepted any of the submitted bids. If a deal were to be finalized, it would allow Arkane Lyon to complete its current project, Marvel's Blade, slated for release within the next year or two.",
  "summary": "Ubisoft is reportedly among multiple suitors preparing bids to try and purchase French developer Arkane Lyon, makers of the Dishonored series and the upcoming Marvel's Blade, from Microsoft in the wake of the first-party publisher's ongoing Xbox \"reset.\"",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
        "title": "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",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/ubisoft-are-reportedly-tapped-as-one-potential-company-that-could",
        "published": "2026-11-03T22:51:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Engadget",
        "title": "Arkane and its Blade game may end up at Ubisoft as Xbox considers offers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/arkane-and-its-blade-game-may-end-up-at-ubisoft-as-xbox-considers",
        "published": "2026-11-03T23:32:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}