Ubisoft Among Suitors Trying to Buy Marvel's Blade, Dishonored Studio Arkane Lyon from Xbox

Ubisoft is reportedly among multiple suitors preparing bids to try and purchase French developer Arkane Lyon, makers of the Dishonored series and the upcoming Marvel's Blade, from Microsoft in the wake of the first-party publisher's ongoing Xbox " reset."

According to a new report from Bloomberg, at least three companies have submitted bids to Microsoft so far, with Assassin's Creed publisher Ubisoft among them. The identities of the other bidders are not yet publicly known, but Microsoft has not accepted any bids yet. Bloomberg states that a deal would allow Arkane Lyon to complete its current project, Marvel's Blade, which the outlet says "is expected to be released within the next year or two."

Arkane's other studio in Austin, Texas, was closed by Microsoft in 2024 as part of a larger series of project cuts and personnel layoffs. The Austin team had been responsible for the critically acclaimed studio's only flop, 2023's disappointing co-op vampire-hunting game Redfall, which IGN gave …