Microsoft’s Xbox to Cut 3,200 Jobs, Divest Five Studios in Major Overhaul
Compulsion and Double Fine studios will become independent; Undead Labs and Ninja Theory will be sold.
Xbox will also look to sell or spin out Arkane Studios.
Microsoft Sells Five Studios, Lays Off 3,200 at Xbox
- Microsoft Is Laying Off 3,200 Employees and Selling Four Studios Vice —
- Xbox Spins Off Compulsion Games, Double Fine Productions, Undead Labs, And Ninja Theory While Blade Maker Arkane Reviews ‘Potential Strategic Options’ Kotaku —
- Microsoft Lays Off Thousands of Xbox Employees, Closes Game Studios The New York Times —
- Xbox Will Lay Off 3,200, Part Ways With Four Studios In ‘Most Significant Restructure In Xbox History’ Kotaku —