Xbox Game Studios head and chief of staff step down as 'Xbox reset' looms
Xbox Game Studios head Craig Duncan and chief of staff Louise O'Connor have stepped down, with their departures coinciding with a planned "Xbox reset" by new leaders Asha Sharma and Matt Booty. The company is reportedly considering significant layoffs and potential studio closures, with Compulsion Games, Double Fine, and Ninja Theory mentioned as being at risk.
- Entities
- Company: Xbox Game Studios
- Game: Sea Of Thieves
- Company: Microsoft
- Game: inXile
- Game: Compulsion Games
- Game: Obsidian
- Game: Halo
- Person: Craig Duncan
- Game: The Coalition
- Topic: Layoffs
- Person: Matt Booty
- Game: Ninja Theory
- Topic: Game Development
- Game: Double Fine
- Person: Asha Sharma
- Person: Phil Spencer
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