Star Wars Eclipse update confirms game closure, studio shakeup
… As part of this decision, the studio will undertake an internal reorganization. …
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2 weeks after announcing new game, Xbox studio might shut down
… These three studios apparently aren’t the only ones facing closure, either, and employees at many Xbox teams have been given permission to seek new work. …
007 developer officially confirms layoffs in wake of Xbox cuts
… Layoffs were expected, but not the closure of the company's fourth studio in Istanbul, Turkey, which was formed in 2023 as a support studio for the Danish developer's AAA productions like 007 First Light . …
Xbox might shut down Arkane Studios and its Blade game as part of upcoming layoffs
… These job cuts are also expected to affect studios not slated for closure, such as Bethesda, Blizzard, and others. The last few years have been a very difficult time for the video game industry writ large, with mass layoffs and studio closures. …
Indie games will only save us if anyone funds them
… Unfortunately, most indie studios still face the same funding and support problems as bigger studios. Take the recent closure announcement of Ivy Road. That studio was founded by The Stanley Parable's Davey Wreden. …
Xbox Game Pass might be on the brink of another massive change
… The latter seems to be getting its answer in the depressing form of the expected layoffs and studio closures . Interest has understandably focused on these macro questions about Microsoft's strategy and the fate of its first-party studios. …
Sony shuts down another PS5 live-service failure
… The closure of Destruction AllStars is the latest live-service game shake-up from PlayStation, following the high-profile failure of Concord in 2024, the cancellation of the highly anticipated The Last of Us multiplayer spinoff in 2023, and cancellations of in-development projects from Bend Studio … …
State of Decay 3 and Undead Labs face uncertain future amid Xbox layoffs
… 3D Realms formerly Apogee Software co-founder George Broussard said on X Monday evening that a list of Xbox studio closures was shared with him ahead of the likely layoffs in July. …
007 First Light developer faces layoffs after Xbox pulls support for upcoming fantasy game
… Xbox's fiscal year ends on Tuesday, and mass layoffs and likely studio closures are expected in July. …
Fallout season 3 casts fan-favorite Star Wars actor in mystery role
… With Bethesda’s owner Microsoft gearing up to conduct mass layoffs and studio closures , the future of Fallout is uncertain. …