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Microsoft is cutting 3,200 Xbox jobs and spinning off four game studios

Cutting corners: The first wave of massive layoffs that Microsoft teased several weeks ago has arrived. Most of the losses will hit the Xbox division over the next year as the company consolidates its gaming strategy. Microsoft will spin off Compulsion Games, Double Fine, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs, while Arkane enters labor negotiations. Bethesda, ZeniMax, id Software, Activision, Obsidian, and Microsoft's accessibility team will all see deep cuts.

Full story By Daniel Sims, July 6, 2026, 10:56 PM 14 comments

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Xbox is closing Ninja Theory and Double Fine, and Compulsion may not be far behind

Microsoft's 100-day Xbox reset may bring more layoffs and studio closures

By Rob Thubron, June 16, 2026, 6:15 AM 18 comments

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Microsoft's new AI for game development called Muse can generate entire gameplay sequences

New open-source AI aims to assist game designers, not replace them

By Daniel Sims, February 19, 2025, 7:10 PM 7 comments

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See the incredible photorealism in Ninja Theory's upcoming Project: Mara

Is this the real life, is this just fantasy?

By Rob Thubron, January 19, 2021, 5:19 AM 14 comments

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Ninja Theory announces new horror game 'Project: Mara'

The experimental title will depict psychological horror based on real-life experiences and research

By Humza Aamir, January 23, 2020, 10:11 AM