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  • Microsoft has outlined a sweeping restructuring of its Xbox business, confirming thousands of layoffs and a major shake-up involving several well-known game studios. The company says it plans to cut around 3,200 jobs during its next financial year, with roughly 1,600 redundancies beginning immediately. Alongside those cuts, Xbox is separating from five notable studios: Double…

  • A new report suggests Microsoft may have already decided to part ways with Ninja Theory before the studio publicly revealed its next game, Senua, during the recent Xbox Games Showcase. The claim adds a sharper edge to ongoing concerns about Xbox studio restructuring, especially after reports surfaced that several teams could be shut down, spun…

  • Microsoft is reportedly considering major changes across its Xbox studio network, with Double Fine, Ninja Theory, and Compulsion Games said to be among the teams facing possible closure or spin-off discussions. The reported moves come as the company pushes for another internal reset of its gaming division after years marked by layoffs, project cancellations, and…

  • Double Fine, the Microsoft-owned studio known for Psychonauts 2 as well as newer projects like Kiln and Keeper, is moving to unionize. The effort marks another notable step in the broader labor movement across major game companies, and it arrives during a period of significant change for Xbox leadership and strategy. According to the reported…

  • Seize the moment, heavy metal fans! For a brief window, the action-adventure game, Brütal Legend, is free to snatch up. Originally developed by Double Fine and launched on console in 2009, it was eventually adapted for PC in 2013. But be quick, free access to this game is already ticking away. Following the unfortunate demise…