Microsoft closing Arkane Austin was a 'dumb move', says founder and former president

WolfEye Studios boss and Arkane founder Raphael Colantonio understandably remains frustrated by Microsoft's decision to kill off Arkane Austin earlier this year. Colantonio started Arkane back in 1999, which grew into two studios, Arkane Lyon and Arkane Austin, in 2006. His last game, before departing the company in 2017, was the whip-smart, extremely paranoid sci-fi romp Prey.

The Austin team would only produce one more game, the unsuccessful Redfall, before its new owner, Microsoft, closed its doors.