Double Fine cuts staff, Xbox's revenue decline, and Leon Kennedy pays off - Patch Notes #63
Double Fine has laid off 23 employees following its transition to independence from Xbox. Meanwhile, Xbox reported a $1.7 billion revenue decline for fiscal year 2026, attributed to decreased content, services, and console sales. The article also touches on the erosion of institutional knowledge due to layoffs and the continued sales success of Capcom's Resident Evil series.
- Entities
- Company: Microsoft
- Topic: Revenue Decline
- Game: Buckshot Roulette
- Person: Shayna Moon
- Person: Tim Schafer
- Topic: Artificial Intelligence
- Game: Blood Dungeon
- Topic: Layoffs
- Game: Resident Evil Requiem
- Company: DoubleFine
- Company: Xbox
- Game: Nidhogg
- Game: Poinpy
- Topic: Game Development
- Game: The Blood of Dawnwalker
- Person: Konrad Tomaszkiewicz
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