Ubisoft bids to buy Arkane Lyon from Xbox
- Rating
- Rumor
- Status
- Active
- Expected
- Xbox's sale deadline is about mid-December (extended by a month from Nov 13)
- First reported
- Nov 3, 2026
- Last updated
- Nov 4, 2026
- Categories
- Gaming
The claim
Ubisoft and at least two other game companies have made offers to buy Arkane Lyon, the studio making Marvel's Blade, and Xbox has also considered a management buyout.
Why we rated it Rumor
Reported by Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the talks, and relayed by PC Gamer, The Verge and VGC. Bloomberg is reliable on deals, but this is one report, no deal is agreed, and neither Xbox nor Ubisoft has commented. The background is confirmed: Xbox is trying to divest Arkane and extended its search deadline by a month from Nov 13 to explore options for Blade.
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