Ninja Idea – developer of the Hellblade collection of video games, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, DmC: Satan Could Cry, and Heavenly Sword – is getting into session in preperation for the studio’s closure as a part of in the present day’s sweeping Xbox cuts and layoffs.
Introduced by a brand new Xbox Wire weblog publish penned by Xbox chief content material officer Matt Booty, Ninja Idea workers and Xbox will start a session course of because the studio seems to move in the direction of a closure.
The weblog publish reads: “Sadly, two separate agreements for Ninja Idea fell by means of. We are going to now start session with workers on a proposed closure whereas persevering with to discover different paths ahead.”
Ninja Idea had appeared secure throughout Xbox’s preliminary wave of job and studio cuts in July, having apparently entered a partnership to an unnamed firm. However that appears to have modified, leaving Ninja Idea with out an proprietor and unable to proceed operation.
The studio was growing Senua, a brand new entry within the studios’ Hellblade motion journey collection – a sport solely introduced in June as a part of an Xbox Video games Showcase. Senua was stated to be a bigger, “extra expansive” sport in comparison with earlier entries within the collection. Inside a month of its reveal Ninja Idea was put up on the market by Microsoft.
The weblog publish ends with the next: “Right this moment, our focus ought to be on supporting these affected and treating each other with care and respect. I’ll spend time with our studios over the following week. At our October 6 city corridor, we’ll come collectively as an All-Xbox group to mirror on our progress and stay up for one of many strongest sport lineups in our historical past.”
Ninja Idea was recognized for some stable releases over time. Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice was a surprising premiere for the collection, and the studio launched some fascinating video games like Disney Infinity: 3.0, Bleeding Edge, and Dexed.