We had been waiting for the Xbox layoffs news since last week, and a few hours ago, several trustworthy sources started reporting that Compulsion Games, Double Fine Productions, and Ninja Theory are all at risk of being shut down, though they are currently trying to negotiate alternative solutions (like being sold or going independent). However, according to French journalist Sylvain Trinel from BFM TV, this may well mark the beginning of a publisher-wide catastrophe across the industry. He namedropped a lot of studios that might soon be affected by either studio closures or layoffs, and they were a mix of studios notoriously in […]

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Update 15/06/2026: Kotaku's report (linked below) has been updated to claim that leadership at Compulsion is "in negotiations" with Microsoft over the studio's fate, though any details and decisions have not been shared. Original Story: Shortly after a report from Bloomberg claimed Xbox was planning more mass layoffs for the end of June 2026, a report from The Verge added that those layoffs could also include studio closures. Now, a new claim from Mike Straw, a reporter at Insider-Gaming, adds that at least two of the studios concerned for their safety are Compulsion Games in Montreal, makers of last year's […]

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