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# Xbox Moves to Close "Hellblade" Studio Ninja Theory in UK
- URL: https://scrolletta.com/2026/09/22/ninja-theory-xbox-proposed-closure/
- Published: 2026-09-22T07:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-25T06:26:41.000Z
- Description: Xbox proposes closing the UK studio behind "Hellblade II" after two separate agreements for it fell through, and cuts 268 more roles.
- Author: Scrolletta Staff
- Tags: Jobs, Xbox, Ninja Theory, Matt Booty, Rare, Arkane, #pool-2026-09-25, #ai-generated

Xbox will begin consulting employees on a proposed closure of Ninja Theory, the Cambridge, UK studio behind "Senua's Saga: Hellblade II", after "two separate agreements for Ninja Theory fell through", Matt Booty writes on Xbox Wire. The same post cuts 268 roles across Halo Studios, other first-party studios and Xbox Game Studios management and central functions, folds Playground and Turn 10 into one studio for the Forza and Fable franchises, and moves Rare under Activision, while consultation at Arkane is expected to run to the end of the year.

**Primary**: [Xbox Wire, "Continuing Our Reset", 22 September 2026](https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/09/22/continuing-our-reset/?ref=scrolletta.com), [Ninja Theory, studio site](https://www.ninjatheory.com/?ref=scrolletta.com)

**Trade**: [GamesWirtschaft, 22 September 2026](https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/wirtschaft/microsoft-xbox-umstrukturierung-halo-220926/?ref=scrolletta.com)