Arkane Austin – one of four studios closed as part of a shock announcement by Microsoft earlier today – was reportedly working on a major update for its embattled vampire shooter Redfall that was set to introduce an offline mode this month.
These included features promised as part of Redfall’s long-awaited Hero Pass and a more general update adding an offline mode.
Last year, Redfall director Harvey Smith told Eurogamer Arkane Austin was “working actively” to remove the game’s hugely unpopular always-online requirement when playing strictly in single-player mode – and the feature’s failure to launch following Arkane’s closure raises questions about Redfall’s future, should Microsoft take the next step of pulling its servers offline.
That’s according to IGN’s Wesley Yin-Poole, who reports Arkane Austin was working on DLC and updates for the game “until very recently”.