Report: Xbox in negotiations with Compulsion Games over potential studio closure
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Summary
Microsoft-owned Xbox is reportedly in negotiations with Compulsion Games leadership over the potential closure of the studio, known for developing South of Midnight and We Happy Few. According to Kotaku sources, studio leadership is actively negotiating the studio's fate, though few details are available about the number of employees impacted or the final outcome.
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studio leadership is reportedly 'in negotiations' over its potential fate
one source informed Kotaku of the ongoing negotiations
Few other details are available at this time, including the number of employees that would be impacted
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