THE FUSE

Xbox’s latest day of reckoning is here and it’s grim, but the future for beloved immersive sim maker Arkane Lyon is still unclear. Negotiations are currently underway with the French studio’s worker council to hash out the details of a possible closure or sale. Amidst the bleak outlook, including for Arkane’s upcoming action game, Marvel’s Blade, the studio’s founder has asked Xbox’s CEO a simple question: “how much?”