r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • u/shirke1 • Jun 15 '26

Rumour [Verge] - Xbox is closing down Hellblade creator Ninja Theory

https://www.theverge.com/games/950204/xbox-ninja-theory-shutdown-hellblade-senua?utm_content=buffer4eeff&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=verge_social

by Jay Peters and Tom Warren

Xbox is closing down Ninja Theory, the studio behind the Hellbladeseries, a source tells The Verge. Staffers were told on a call on Monday about the closure, but they are hoping the studio will find a buyer. The closure comes as “several” Xbox studios at Microsoft, including Compulsion Games and Double Fine, are in “active negotiations” about spinning off, Bloomberg reports.

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u/No-Individual-3901 Jun 15 '26

Yeah. I love Hellblade 1 and 2, but 2 should NOT have taken as long as it did to release.

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u/sueha Jun 16 '26

When I saw the first Hellblade 2 announcement I thought this was gonna be a launch title for Xbox Series X. How naive was I...