Microsoft pulls out of IO Interactive’s Project Fantasy IO Interactive has confirmed that it needs to go through a “challenging transition” after Xbox pulled its funding for “Project Fantasy”. While IO Interactive remains committed to making this game a reality, it must “adapt to this new reality and its short-term consequences”. These consequences will include […]

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The rumored Xbox cuts are underway, with at least five first-party studios potentially closing: Double Fine, Compulsion Games, Ninja Theory, Undead Labs, and Arkane Lyon. But Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is also trimming Xbox's funding for third-party studios: today, they officially pulled out of funding Project Fantasy, IO Interactive's fantasy online action RPG announced in early 2023 and still largely under wraps, given that the Danish developer was busy making 007 First Light. IO Interactive revealed the news in a tweet, confirming that Xbox's decision inevitably forces the studio to lay off staff. However, they also made it clear that […]

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