Xbox Moves On From 4 Studios and Layoffs Off Thousands of Others
Xbox has announced significant restructuring, impacting over 1600 employees and planning for another 1600 over the next two fiscal years. Four studios—Double Fine Productions, Compulsion Games, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs—will become independent or be acquired by new entities, retaining their intellectual property. Numerous other studios, including Zenimax Online, Id Software, Obsidian, and Bethesda Game Studios, are also undergoing substantial layoffs as Xbox refocuses on its major franchises like Call of Duty, The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Halo, and Minecraft.
- Entities
- Company: King
- Game: Minecraft
- Company: id Software
- Company: Microsoft
- Company: Blizzard Entertainment
- Company: Activision
- Game: Roblox
- Company: Ninja Theory
- Game: Halo
- Person: Tim Schafer
- Game: Blade
- Company: Obsidian Entertainment
- Game: Senua
- Topic: Layoffs
- Company: Compulsion Games
- Company: Bethesda
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