Memo: Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says the unit will divest five studios, including Ninja Theory, alongside 3,200 job cuts, to streamline the business, in a "reset" (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg : Memo: Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says the unit will divest five studios, including Ninja Theory, alongside 3,200 job cuts, to streamline the business, in a “reset” — Compulsion and Double Fine studios will become independent; Undead Labs and Ninja Theory will be sold.

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