Redfall’s disastrous reception hasn’t put devs Arkane Austin at risk of closure (yet, anyway)

It’s fair to say that Arkane’s vampire-slaying co-op game Redfall was… not well received when it released back in early May. Our own Ed wrote that the open-world FPS feat. bloodsuckers in need of a blastin’ felt “drained of Arkane’s magic”, writing in our review: “Flashes of Arkane's brilliance make an appearance, but they are a rare find amidst a bland, incoherent world that clearly points to deeper issues in a game that's been drained of its magic.” Ed’s verdict that Redfall felt like “a live service game that already feels like it's been abandoned” was far from alone, if the game’s 53 Metacritic rating on PC, abysmal 2.1 user score and Mostly Negative on Steam are anything to go by. Read more