The union has gone on to allege that Microsoft has been been actively sabotaging work on game through a year-long hiring freeze.
While nothing has been finalized yet, an acquisition deal going through will give the studio the time to finish Marvel's Blade.
A Microsoft representative confirmed that the company is working with French unions to help Arkane Lyon find a new potential buyer.
Bloomberg's Jason Schreier says he would be "surprised if the studio is shut down," especially with how expensive it would ultimately be.
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma had spoken about the company divesting itself of some studios back in July, which included Arkane Lyon.
Giant Bomb's Jeff Grubb claims that Arkane planned to "begin debuting it in some way later this year", with a release planned for 2027.
Reportedly running over budget, Arkane Lyon's title was allegedly slated to launch in 2026 before being delayed to late 2027.
It’s not often that an in-development game gets a nod from one of the best in the business, but that’s exactly what Arkane's next has done.
As we get closer to July, the processes for layoffs may have seemingly already begun, starting with studios under the Zenimax banner.
Responding to a fan on social media about the state of the studio, Arkane Lyon's Jean-Luc Monnet said to let the studio "cook".
Dinga Bakaba discussed how the "gameyness" of Crimson Desert was front and center to get players used to more systems later on.
Though it wasn't a commercial success, former designer Julien Eveillé says development costs were well over The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim.
"Don't throw us into gold fever gambits, don't use us as strawmen for miscalculations/blind spots," says Arkane Lyon's Dinga Bakaba.
The upcoming third-person action-adventure title could arrive six years after Arkane Lyon's Deathloop, launched in 2021.
The third-person action-adventure title is in development at Deathloop and Dishonored studio Arkane Lyon.
The LinkedIn profile of the game's campaign director suggests it entered development nearly two years ago.
It will likely be a while before we see more of Arkane Lyon's single player action-adventure title.
Announced at The Game Awards 2023, Arkane Lyon's next title is a third-person action-adventure based on Marvel's legendary vampire hunter.
According to one of Arkane's founders, Deathloop was made so that the studio could learn how to develop multiplayer, along with the publisher not wanting another Dishonored game at the time.
The results for the annual DICE Awards 2022 have been revealed, with Hazelight's It Takes Two bagging the Game of the Year award.
