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…Kotaku is now reporting that Compulsion is in "negotiations" with Microsoft over its fate. This is backed up by Bloomberg , which reports that Double Fine is also negotiating its future, potentially leaving…
…Undead Labs, which gets to avoid layoffs and continue working on State of Decay 3 , it does throw up some rather interesting problems for Microsoft. For example, it's been claimed by…
…To make matters worse, a further 1,600 layoffs are expected later this year. Frustratingly, many of the studios that were caught up in these layoffs, including those that were spun off…
…South of Midnight Developer Compulsion Games Hit by Layoffs As reported by Rebs Gaming on Twitter, Compulsion Games was hit with mass layoffs, leaving many of its staff out of work. Notably…
…The highest percentage of layoffs in the last 12 months was among game designers (20%). The lowest was among business operations specialists (8%). 36% of respondents stated that their companies use generative…
…unrealistic profit expectations of the Microsoft Accountability Margin. Trust the Developers - Negotiate in good faith with unions and developers, so they can better represent the needs of both developers and gamers. Layoffs…
…instead of something like Unreal. On top of seemingly firing the tech wizards that make the studio what it is, the move is a bit confusing given Microsoft’s stated objectives with…
…Sign in to your TheGamer account After developing the award-winning narrative RPG South of Midnight , Microsoft announced its plans to lay off several smaller studios and go forward with layoffs for…
…That bit about the current size of the team matches a Windows Central report that also claims the studio is not being forced to move to Unreal Engine in the immediate future…
…Like their ancient rivals, Unreal Engine developers Epic, id once licensed their engine for commercial use, but ceased this practice after id Tech 4. It's speculation, but Microsoft getting rid of…
