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Business Production News Double Fine making layoffs after being jettisoned by Xbox 'Only the survival of our studio would ever make us consider such a painful action.' Chris Kerr , Senior Editor, News , GameDeveloper.com July 29, 2026 1 Min Read Image via Double Fine Double Fine has laid off 23 sta… …
… Danielle Riendeau , Editor-in-Chief , GameDeveloper.com May 11, 2026 1 Min Read Via Double Fine/Microsoft Psychonauts and recently released Kiln studio Double Fine is set to unionize, per a petition with the National Labor Relations Board NLRB filed May 7 thanks, Aftermath . …
… Samuel Tolbert , Contributor April 21, 2026 6 Min Read Image via Double Fine/Microsoft At a Glance Double Fine's newest game, Kiln, began life as a game jam prototype from Amnesia Fortnight. …
… Related: The truth behind the resurrection of Poinpy Double Fine lays off 23 staff members after being jettisoned by Xbox via Double Fine // Regaining independence from Xbox maker Microsoft has come with a cost, as the developer of the Psychonauts series has laid off 23 staff members . …
… Meanwhile, Psychonauts maker Double Fine laid off 23 staff members after regaining its independence from Microsoft. …
… Related: Subnautica 2 has surpassed 2 million sales in 12 hours Double Fine Is Unionizing via Aftermath // Psychonauts maker Double Fine has petitioned to unionize under the CWA banner. …
… If not, well, Double Fine won't claim ownership. …
… Four studios are being jettisoned from the Xbox Game Studios ecosystem, with South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games and Psychonauts maker Double Fine both returning to independence with full ownership of their respective IP catalogs. …
… Related: Xbox cutting 3,200 jobs and parting ways with Double Fine, Compulsion, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs It's unclear how many people have been made redundant by Niantic Spatial, but Everett has indicated that at least 10 employees have been laid off. …
… Arkane itself may be facing closure if Microsoft doesn't spin the studio off to a buyer, alongside other major studios it is looking to sell, like Double Fine, Compulsion Games, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs. …