Bandai Namco Holdings announced on November 10, 2026 that it will dissolve and liquidate Reflector Entertainment, the Montreal studio that made Unknown 9: Awakening (released in October 2024). The notice gives no schedule and says nothing about the game’s future availability; on November 10 it was still sold on Steam at €19.99.
Video: “Unknown 9: Awakening – Overview Trailer”, official Bandai Namco Entertainment America YouTube channel, published September 26, 2024 (11:00 p.m. Paris time per YouTube), 4 min 19 s. It is a pre-launch overview of the story and gameplay, not a video about the closure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf1fp8GcR1A
Questions for you:
Did you play Unknown 9: Awakening at launch or later? What worked for you (Haroona, the Fold powers, the setting) and what didn’t?
If you never played it: does the studio’s closure make you more or less likely to pick it up at €19.99 before Bandai Namco decides what happens to it?
Unknown 9 was presented as part of a larger narrative universe (the trailer above mentions it). When a new IP from a new studio fails, do you blame the game itself, the marketing, the launch window or the price?
More generally: does this kind of closure make you wait for reviews or discounts before buying a game from a studio’s first new IP?
Full context (what the November 10 notice says, the €21 million expected loss, what is still unknown): https://tricknfix.com/articles/bandai-namco-closes-reflector-entertainment-unknown-9-awakening-studio-liquidation-21-million-euro-loss/
Sources: Bandai Namco Holdings, “Notice Regarding Dissolution and Liquidation of the Company’s Consolidated Subsidiary”, November 10, 2026 (official PDF): https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/files/E_HP_Clean__E980A3E7B590E5AD90E4BC9AE7A4BEE381AEE8.pdf ; Gematsu, November 10, 2026: https://www.gematsu.com/2026/11/bandai-namco-to-shut-down-reflector-entertainment ; Insider Gaming, November 10, 2026: https://insider-gaming.com/bandai-namco-announces-reflector-entertainment-liquidation/ ; official Steam page, read November 10, 2026: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1477940/Unknown_9_Awakening/ ; official video, Bandai Namco Entertainment America YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf1fp8GcR1A. Image: official Steam screenshot of the heroine Haroona, © Bandai Namco Entertainment / Reflector Entertainment.