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A video on the troubled development and release of Redfall. Arkane Austin's co-op multiplayer first-person shooter disaster

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Video sources (trailers):
Redfall
Prey
Halo Infinite
Left 4 Dead 2
Borderlands
Dishonored 2
Deathloop

Audio Sources:
Half Mystery by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5026-half-mystery
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow
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Inspired Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Information sources:
Bloombergs report on Redfall’s development
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-01/arcane-s-redfall-misfire-for-xbox-panned-after-7-5-billion-microsoft-deal?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTY4NTYxODIzNywiZXhwIjoxNjg2MjIzMDM3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJSVktNS1VEV1gyUFMwMSIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.eeX5BYdsJhqgSi3aqDZTZUVYmm92ZItcoOCXfP7-j8Q

Escapist article on Redfall’s development troubles
https://www.escapistmagazine.com/redfall-development-lost-70-percent-staff-arkane-austin-prey/

Phil spencer disappointed by Redfall
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/phil-spencer-apologises-for-disappointing-redfall-and-claims-xbox-was-expecting-better-reviews/

The Verge report on Xbox reorg
https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/26/23933049/microsoft-reorg-xbox-marketing-ai-leadership-changes

Many Arkane developers hoped Microsoft would either cancel or reboot Redfall
https://www.gameinformer.com/news/2023/06/01/some-arkane-staff-reportedly-hoped-microsoft-might-cancel-redfall-or-reboot-it-as

Kotaku article on how the Xbox reorg could prevent another Redfall situation
https://kotaku.com/microsoft-xbox-bethesda-redfall-arkane-executives-1850962825


Bethesda says Redfall is not Left 4 Dead
https://kotaku.com/redfall-bethesda-left-4-dead-co-op-shooter-rpg-arkane-x-1849061390

Redfall Metacritic score
https://www.metacritic.com/game/redfall/

Redfall’s minimal sales
https://gamingbolt.com/redfall-has-generated-minimal-sales-microsoft

PS5 Outsells Xbox Series X and S 3 to 1
https://www.ign.com/articles/ps5-has-outsold-xbox-series-x-and-s-3-to-1-in-2023-new-data-reveals

Microsoft Admits that Xbox One Sales were less than half of the total sales of the PS4
https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/15/23306068/microsoft-xbox-one-sales-lifetime-versus-ps4-sales

Xbox lacks exclusives article
https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-series-hex-why-wont-xboxs-big-game-problem-go-away

Another article about Xbox lacking exclusives
https://www.denofgeek.com/games/xboxs-lack-of-exclusives-problem-series-x-s/