Xbox Looks for a Partner to Help Arkane Lyon Finish Marvel's Blade

Microsoft is looking for an outside company to support Arkane Lyon as the studio works to finish Marvel's Blade, and the Xbox division is giving itself more time to find a buyer for the team. The company has said it is exploring whether a partner could come in to help with development while the sale process continues.

The announcement describes a studio caught between two open questions. Blade still needs substantial work before it can ship, and Arkane Lyon, the team behind Dishonored 2 and Deathloop, is also part of a sale process that has not yet produced a buyer. Microsoft has not named any potential partner or buyer, and the statement did not include a new date for the deadline, so the timeline remains unclear.

The arrangement suggests Xbox wants to keep the project moving without carrying the full development load itself. Bringing in an outside company would spread the cost and workload, while the extended deadline gives Microsoft more room to find someone willing to take on the studio.

For players who have followed Blade, the news does not change the game's release status. It does confirm that the project is still in progress and that its future depends on decisions that have not been made public yet. We will update this story if Microsoft names a partner, confirms a buyer, or sets a new deadline.