Double Fine Announces Layoffs For 23 Employees Following Xbox Split
Double Fine Productions, developer of Psychonauts, has laid off 23 employees following its separation from Xbox. Studio founder Tim Schafer stated the move was necessary for the studio's sustainability as an independent company. Xbox confirmed the return of intellectual property and runway for future games to Double Fine and other divested studios like Compulsion Games, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs.
- Entities
- Company: id Software
- Company: Blizzard Entertainment
- Company: Ninja Theory
- Person: Tim Schafer
- Game: Senua
- Topic: Layoffs
- Company: Compulsion Games
- Game: South of Midnight
- Company: Bethesda
- Company: Undead Labs
- Company: Xbox
- Topic: Game Development
- Game: State of Decay
- Company: ZeniMax Online Studios
- Game: Psychonauts
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