Microsoft closes Bethesda's Arkane Austin, Alpha Dog Games, and Tango Gameworks, kills off one of its best new franchises in years in the process
Microsoft Gaming is shutting down three Bethesda Softworks studios. Microsoft Gaming is shutting down three studios under ZeniMax Media. Microsoft is closing Arkane Austin, Alpha Dog Games, and Tango Gameworks. Roundhouse Studios is being folded into ZeniMax Online Studios. Some members of Arkane Austin are being assigned to other studios.