Microsoft is laying off 268 Xbox staffers and Ninja Theory may close
“The actions completed since July, inclusive of the studio divestitures, bring us roughly three-quarters of the way through previously announced restructuring. I am deeply grateful for what our colleagues have built, and I know how difficult today will be for those leaving and the teams around them.”The Xbox restructuring also includes Microsoft selling off four Xbox studios as part of its significant gaming cuts. While two studios, Double Fine and Compulsion Games, have already gone independent, deals to sell off Ninja Theory have fallen through.
- ▪“The actions completed since July, inclusive of the studio divestitures, bring us roughly three-quarters of the way through previously announced restructuring.
- ▪I am deeply grateful for what our colleagues have built, and I know how difficult today will be for those leaving and the teams around them.”The Xbox restructuring also includes Microsoft selling off four Xbox studios as part of its signifi
- ▪While two studios, Double Fine and Compulsion Games, have already gone independent, deals to sell off Ninja Theory have fallen through.
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