"It was a pretty harrowing three months" – Undead Labs head Philip Holt on what happened after Xbox cut the studio loose
Undead Labs CEO Philip Holt details the challenging three months following Xbox's divestment of the studio, which led to significant layoffs and a pivot to employee ownership. Despite the turmoil, the studio secured publishing funding for State of Decay 3, which is now employee-owned and aims for a 2027 release, focusing on player entertainment over investor demands.
- Entities
- Company: Microsoft
- Topic: Layoffs
- Company: Undead Labs
- Topic: Employee Ownership
- Company: Xbox
- Game: State of Decay 3
- Person: Philip Holt
- Topic: Game Development
- Game: State of Decay
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