Xbox restructures studios: MachineGames co-founder Jerk Gustafsson to lead Arkane amid broader cuts
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Jez Corden
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Xbox is undergoing major restructuring at its studios, with Arkane Studios and MachineGames seeing leadership changes. MachineGames co-founder Jerk Gustafsson is reportedly taking over leadership of Arkane from its president. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has been signaling a need for a "reset" across Xbox's studios as Microsoft's gaming division faces economic pressures, leading to potential cuts, sell-offs, and team mergers. Studios like Undead Labs, Double Fine, and Compulsion are reportedly in negotiations about their futures, with some facing bleak outcomes.
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· 3 pulledXbox CEO Asha Sharma has been signalling for weeks that Xbox's studios need a 'reset.'
As Microsoft's gaming empire has struggled in the new economy, Xbox is pursuing a variety of cuts, sell-offs, and potential team mergers in order to reduce costs.
Studios like Undead Labs, Double Fine, Compulsion, and others have reportedly been in negotiations with Xbox about what their futures' look like, and for some, that future might be bleak
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