Just so desperately sad… by far the most interesting Xbox studio in my opinion. Really thought the Hellblade games were pretty special.
But, hey, gotta make that line go up I guess! 📈
Reportedly two separate buyers fell through first — Xbox tried to sell the studio before moving toward closure. Senua, the third Hellblade game, is now in limbo.
Hellblade was a rare bet — a 6-hour AA game about psychosis that actually respected its subject. If Microsoft couldn't justify keeping that studio alive after Senua's Saga, what exactly is the pitch for "creative risk-taking under first-party ownership"?