Undead Labs spent eight years as an Xbox studio without releasing State of Decay 3, highlighting Microsoft's studio mismanagement
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Oli Welsh
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Undead Labs spent eight years as a first-party Xbox studio without releasing a single game, and State of Decay 3 remains unfinished. The article uses this as a case study of Microsoft's broader mismanagement of its game studios, comparing it to the closures of Ninja Theory, Compulsion Games, and Double Fine. It argues that Microsoft acquired talented studios but failed to provide the support, resources, and leadership needed to help them succeed, instead leaving them to struggle or shutting them down.
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bskyUndead Labs spent eight years as an Xbox studio without releasing State of Decay 3, highlighting Microsoft's studio mismanagementpolygon.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledUndead Labs spent eight years as an Xbox studio and still didn't make State of Decay 3.
As Xbox cuts ties with Ninja Theory, Compulsion, and Double Fine, Undead Labs' case is the worst but not the only case of mismanagement.
Microsoft acquired talented studios but failed to provide the support, resources, and leadership needed to help them succeed.
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