Arkane Lyon Director Calls Out Xbox Studio Closures Its a Fcking Gut Stab
Dinga Bakaba's had enough of it.
Arkane Lyon studio head Dinga Bakaba has minced precisely zero words in his criticism of Microsoft leadership's decision to shutter multiple Bethesda-owned studios, accusing the firm of turning development environments into "Darwinist jungles". Bakaba made his voice heard on Twitter shortly after the news came down that Microsoft would close Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin, and Alpha Dog Games. Further, Roundhouse Studios is being folded into Zenimax Online Studios. Asking for permission to be human for a moment, Bakaba let rip:
"To any executive reading this, a friendly reminder that video games are an entertainment/cultural industry, and your business as a corporation is to take care of your artists/entertainers and help them create value for you. Please don't throw us into gold fever gambits, don't use us as strawmen for miscalculations/blind spots, or make our work environments Darwinist jungles. You say we make you proud when we make a good game. Make us proud when times are tough. We know you can; we've seen it before."
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