…closure. Vertigo Games joined Embracer in 2020 under the company's Plaion subsidiary. Since then, Embracer has become the standard bearer for industry layoffs after spending years shuttering and divesting studios. cancelling…
Layoffs Marvel's Blade Microsoft Xbox By Rebekah Valentine Published June 30, 2026 | Comments ( 17 ) Ahead of anticipated mass layoffs at Xbox that could potentially result in multiple studio closures or spinoffs…
…do, sources told Bloomberg this would result in significant layoffs. These three studios apparently aren’t the only ones facing closure, either, and employees at many Xbox teams have been given permission…
…Similar News Stories Xbox first-party studio closures target Compulsion Games, Double Fine and more, studios negotiating for independence Report: Bethesda layoffs may be happening as Xbox Game Studios breaks up Date…
…studio has at least faced job cuts, if not the full closure. Compulsion Games is best known for We Happy Few and South of Midnight. The latter was a critical hit and…
Microsoft's likely got another wave of layoffs and studio closures coming, it's my displeasure to say—with multiple studios on the chopping block . It's another pip in a pattern…
…The Outer Worlds and Avowed developer Obsidian has been named as yet another team within Xbox Games Studios at risk of closure. The Game Business lists the RPG specialist alongside the other…
…planning "significant" layoffs across its Xbox gaming division, which could include closures of multiple studios . Compulsion Games was one of the studios earmarked as in danger, as was Psychonauts and Keeper developer…
…Ubisoft Belgrade is the next studio to be hit, which has resulted in around 100 employees being let go and the total closure of the studio. So, why the layoffs and closures…
The Outer Worlds and Grounded developer Obsidian Entertainment is among the studios negotiating with Xbox to avoid closure, according to a The Game Business report . Update 10:43 a.m.: Bloomberg reporter…
