Xbox Is ‘Not Healthy’, But Losing All of This Talent Isn’t the Cure
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Simon Cardy
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IGNXbox Is ‘Not Healthy’, But Losing All of This Talent Isn’t the Cureign.comArkane, Compulsion, Double Fine, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs deserve better. Ever since Microsoft’s near-$70 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard in 2022 , the wheels have been steadily loosening at Xbox, to the point where it feels like they could fall off completely any day now. From the devolution of Bethesda’s studios, including the closure of Tango Gameworks and Arkane …
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