Microsoft Spins Off Multiple Xbox Studios Including Double Fine and Ninja Theory Amid Layoffs
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Zack Zwiezen
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Microsoft is spinning off several Xbox studios — including Double Fine Productions, Compulsion Games, Undead Labs, and Ninja Theory — as independent entities following a major wave of layoffs under new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma. The affected studios will retain rights to their IP. Additionally, Arkane Studios (known for Blade) is reviewing "potential strategic options," signaling further restructuring within Microsoft's gaming division.
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kotakuMicrosoft Spins Off Multiple Xbox Studios Including Double Fine and Ninja Theory Amid Layoffskotaku.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledDouble Fine Productions, the studio behind Psychonauts 2, as well as Compulsion Games, the team behind South of Midnight, will 'transition' back to being independent studios as they were before being acquired by Microsoft.
Both studios will retain rights to all of...
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