Xbox Game Studios Restructures: Rare and Halo Move to Activision, Ninja Theory Closure Proposed, 268 Roles Cut
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Microsoft’s Xbox Game Studios is reshaping its portfolio: Rare and the Halo IP will transfer to Activision, Ninja Theory is slated for closure after failed sale attempts, and about 268 roles have been cut across Halo Studios and other teams as part of a broader corporate reset, with Undead Labs moving to a new publisher to release State of Decay 3 and other studio realignments continuing.
- Xbox transfers Rare and Halo franchise to Activision, proposes closure of Ninja Theory and confirms another 268 roles cut amid studio restructure GamesIndustry.biz
- Continuing Our Reset XBOX Wire
- ‘Halo’ to move under Call of Duty publisher as Xbox announces layoffs The Washington Post
- Microsoft starts a new round of job cuts and the next phase of its Xbox 'reset.' Read the memo. Business Insider
- Exclusive: Xbox to Cut Hundreds of Jobs, Consolidate Game Studios The Information
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