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Xbox’s Funding Purge Catches IO Interactive’s Online Fantasy RPG, yet Kojima’s OD Reportedly Escapes the Chopping Block

1 July 2026 at 00:30

A promotional image shows 'Hideo Kojima Game,' featuring a portrait next to stylized letters, with a fantasy artwork below depicting three adventurers walking through a mountainous landscape.

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 […]

Read full article at https://wccftech.com/xbox-funding-purge-io-interactive-rpg-kojima-od/

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