{
  "id": 9159453,
  "title": "\"I'm still blown away by the amount of talent\": Hellblade devs Ninja Theory face closure after Microsoft fail to reach a deal with buyers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/im-still-blown-away-by-the-amount-of-talent-hellblade-devs-ninja",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-22T16:18:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/im-still-blown-away-by-the-amount-of-talent-hellblade-devs-ninja-theory-face-closure-after-microsoft-fail-to-reach-a-deal-with-buyers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that they were trying to sell UK-based Hellblade creators Ninja Theory as part of their steady efforts to siphon larger, shinier doubloons from the Xbox gaming business by laying off thousands of people . Today, they are proposing to close Ninja Theory, having ultimately failed to reach an agreement with buyers, though they're still holding out hope of a…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}