Xbox weighs shuttering Compulsion Games in wider studio overhaul
TL;DR
Microsoft is reportedly considering closing Compulsion Games (South of Midnight) as part of a broader Xbox studio crisis, with Double Fine and Ninja Theory also at risk; leadership is negotiating the studio’s fate, and Bloomberg says several Xbox studios may be folded or spun off to avoid total collapse, while layoffs and leadership exits, including Craig Duncan and Louise O’Connor, are part of the shakeup; South of Midnight has recently won major awards.
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- Xbox is reportedly considering closing South of Midnight studio, Compulsion Games, with Double Fine and Ninja Theory also allegedly at risk GamesIndustry.biz
- Xbox Is Planning To Shutter Peabody-Award-Winning South Of Midnight Studio Compulsion Games Kotaku
- Studios in Microsoft’s Xbox Division Brace for Closures Bloomberg.com
- Xbox is closing down Hellblade creator Ninja Theory The Verge
- Next 100 Days: XBOX Reset XBOX Wire
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