<ul><li>Microsoft has shut down three ZeniMax studios that made games such as Prey, The Evil Within and Mighty Doom.</li><li>Arkane Austin will close, but some of its staff will join other studios to work on titles across Bethesda.</li><li>The studio was responsible for Redfall, a game that has now been axed.</li><li>The cancellation of Redfall means the $100 Bite Back edition of the game has been axed, too.</li><li>Players who spent the $100 will be able to claim partial refunds for the game's Hero DLC through a website set up by the company.</li><li>Tango Gameworks, creator of Hi-Fi Rush, and Alpha Dog Studios will also close.</li><li>Mighty Doom will shut down on 7 August, although Hi-Fi Rush will remain available.</li><li>Microsoft-owned ZeniMax said a small number of roles would be cut across select Bethesda publishing and corporate teams.</li><li>In total, around 9,400 game workers had been fired before the latest closures, a rate likely to outstrip last year's annual layoff records.</li><li>The latest staffing changes followed Microsoft's billion-dollar purchase of Zenimax Media, Bethesda's parent company, and its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.</li></ul>

Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks have been shut down

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