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Xbox are parting ways with Double Fine, Arkane, Undead Labs, Compulsion, and Ninja Theory in the course of thousands of layoffs
📰 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell
👤 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell
🕒 2026-07-06 22:31:53
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微软宣布未来一年裁员3200人，首批1600人立即生效，同时解约Double Fine、Arkane等五家知名工作室。被解约工作室后续安排：Compulsion和Double Fine转为独立开发，Ninja Theory和Undead Labs找到新买家，Arkane仍在协商战略选项。
After
weeks of uncertainty
, Microsoft have finally revealed what their
big Xbox business "reset"
involves. Spoilers: it's not great! Gaming division CEO Asha Sharma has announced that they will lay off 3200 people over their next financial year, beginning today with around 1600 redundancies. In addition, Microsoft are parting ways with five of their best-known studios:
Psychonauts
developers Double Fine,
State of Decay
developers Undead Labs, Senua developers Ninja Theory,
South of Midnight
developers Compulsion, and
Dishonored
developers Arkane.
Further details are few, but here are the broad strokes: Compulsion and Double Fine are going indie again, while Ninja Theory and Undead Labs have found unnamed new owners. Arkane's status is unclear: the studio's bosses are currently haggling with a works council of employees over various "strategic options".
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weeks of uncertainty
, Microsoft have finally revealed what their
big Xbox business "reset"
involves. Spoilers: it's not great! Gaming division CEO Asha Sharma has announced that they will lay off 3200 people over their next financial year, beginning today with around 1600 redundancies. In addition, Microsoft are parting ways with five of their best-known studios:
Psychonauts
developers Double Fine,
State of Decay
developers Undead Labs, Senua developers Ninja Theory,
South of Midnight
developers Compulsion, and
Dishonored
developers Arkane.
Further details are few, but here are the broad strokes: Compulsion and Double Fine are going indie again, while Ninja Theory and Undead Labs have found unnamed new owners. Arkane's status is unclear: the studio's bosses are currently haggling with a works council of employees over various "strategic options".
Read more