Xbox’s Studio Reset Sparks Uncertain Futures for Core Teams
TL;DR
Bloomberg reports Microsoft is negotiating with Compulsion Games, Double Fine, and Ninja Theory to avert closures as Xbox undergoes a company-wide reset with layoffs and leadership changes; Ninja Theory canceled Mara while still pursuing Hellblade’s Senua project, Compulsion’s South of Midnight may be shut down, and executives Craig Duncan and Louise O’Connor left with Matt Booty set to take over Duncan’s duties.
- Xbox Is Reportedly Planning to Shut Down South of Midnight & Hellblade Studios 80 Level
- Studios in Microsoft’s Xbox Division Brace for Closures Bloomberg
- Next 100 Days: XBOX Reset XBOX Wire
- Xbox Is Planning To Shutter Peabody-Award-Winning South Of Midnight Studio Compulsion Games Kotaku
- Xbox is closing down Hellblade creator Ninja Theory The Verge
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