Xbox is closing down Ninja Theory, the studio behind the Hellblade series, a source tells The Verge. Staffers were told on a call on Monday about the closure.

follow up to the last post just a few hours ago that they were negotiating with xbox. who knows what will happen to the other studios mentioned.

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    12 hours ago

    So uh, what’s that mean for Senua–the game that they literally just announced at their showcase less than a week ago?

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      12 hours ago

      During that event, Microsoft also revealed a new Hellblade game, Senua, and its future with this change is unclear.

      From the article.

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        8 hours ago

        What is the Bayonetta 2 situation? (I know the game, just don’t know what the situation is.)

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          B2 was offered to multiple publishers and Nintendo showed up at the 11th hour to save the game from being cancelled. Setting up the Bayonetta series as a Nintendo exclusive mostly because everyone else was willing to let it die.

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            That series in general seems like a great fit for Nintendo. Contrary to the Xbox approach of buying up anything to see what sticks.

            Turns out the shotgun approach is expensive and also yields minimal results. Shocker.