Studios in Microsoft’s Xbox Division Brace for Closures
The studios, which include Compulsion Games and Double Fine, are in active negotiations with Xbox and may be given the chance to go independent.
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BREAKING: Several Xbox studios, including Compulsion, Ninja Theory and Double Fine, are negotiating with Xbox as they try to avoid closure. Some or all could spin off. Lots still in flux as many studios remain unsure about what's happening. Here's the latest: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Double Fine AND Ninja Theory?! www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Double Fine, Compulsion and Ninja Theory are at the risk of shutting down by Microsoft. Studio heads are currently in active negotiations to spin off as independent Studios. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Yet another in the hundreds of stories of "buy up a competitor and then shut them down." It's almost as though there's a pattern here . . . www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Donc la méta dans le biz gaming c'est de racheter plein de studios pour ensuite les fermer un par un en disant... En disant quoi en fait ?
Xbox is reportedly looking to close Ninja Theory (Hellblade), Double Fine (Psychonauts), and Compulsion Games (South of Midnight). Studios are in conversation to buy back their studios. Other unknown studios are also reportedly on the chopping block. (Read more at Bloomberg)
This the dumbest possible timeline. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The Bloomberg article says different. It's still not great, and people will still lose jobs if they went independent, but at least the studio wouldn't close. Microsoft really wasted so much money buying studios with not a lot to show this gen, huh? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Sources: several Xbox studios, including Hellblade maker Ninja Theory, are in talks with Microsoft to buy themselves back and go independent to avoid closure (Jason Schreier/Bloomberg) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
This is the worst. My heart goes out to all of the good, hardworking staff whose livelihoods are caught up in all of this. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Studios in Microsoft’s Xbox Division Brace for Closures - Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com/news/article... - MS 엑스박스의 수익 급감에 따라 신임 CEO 주도 하에 대규모 구조조정이 진행되며, 엑스박스 게임 스튜디오 대표까지 사임 - 이로 인해 산하 스튜디오(컴펄션, 더블파인, 닌자시어리 등)가 폐쇄 위기에 처해 대규모 해고를 수반한 독립을 협상 중 (🧵1/2)
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Studios in Microsoft’s Xbox Division Brace for Closures - Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com/news/article... - MS 엑스박스의 수익 급감에 따라 신임 CEO 주도 하에 대규모 구조조정이 진행되며, 엑스박스 게임 스튜디오 대표까지 사임 - 이로 인해 산하 스튜디오(컴펄션, 더블파인, 닌자시어리 등)가 폐쇄 위기에 처해 대규모 해고를 수반한 독립을 협상 중 (🧵1/2)
srcd : ⚫️ www.bloomberg.com/news/article... Мдааа.... Ну хоть так лучше, чем просто закрытие. Буду держать кулачки за всех 3-х, ибо каждая по-своему любима, и надеюсь, у них всё же получится и всё будет хорошо. #Xbox #CompulsionGames #DoubleFine #NinjaTheory
Bloomberg raportoi useiden Xbox-pelistudioiden käyvän parhaillaan keskusteluja välttääkseen mahdollisen sulkeutumisen esim. itsenäistymisen kautta. Nimeltä on mainittu Double Fine, Compulsion Games sekä vasta uuden Senua-pelinsä paljastanut Ninja Theory. www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #pelit
Nationalize Microsoft and give double fine federal art grants so they can be independent again www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
... Кажуть, що ще буде різанина. Як завжди, шкода людей 😢 Але мені й подобалися Hellblade та DMC... Більше: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Multiple Xbox Studios Reportedly Seeking Independence to Avoid Closure Fresh reports suggest that uncertainty within Microsoft's gaming division may extend beyond previously rumored studios, with Bloomberg's Jason Schreier reporting that several Xbox-owned developers are currently exploring…
بلومبيرق: Complusion Games (مطوري South of Midnight)، Ninja Theory (مطوري Hellblade) و Double Fine (مطوري Psychonauts) في مفاوضات جادة مع إكسبوكس للإنفصال عنها وتجنب الإغلاق بحسب جيسن شراير، ليست الإستوديوهات الوحيدة المعرضة لخطر الإغلاق www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The video games industry is so bizarre man. Announce a game that quickly becomes one of the most highly anticipated only to be fighting for the survival of your studio the following week? Is your game a success? Was it a failure? Doesn't matter we're laying you off regardless.
I remember getting into it with people on video game web sites, saying Microsoft buying up studios was a bad thing actually. I really hope these studios can go independent and remain intact. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Le studio montréalais Compulsion Games, qui appartient pour l'instant à Xbox, serait en discussion pour redevenir indépendant, selon Bloomberg. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Několik studií Xboxu, včetně tvůrců Hellblade, Ninja Theory, jedná s Microsoftem o tom, že by se odkoupila zpět www.bloomberg.com/ne...
There are beef cattle with better life expectancy than Xbox studios.
But while Xbox has been digging its own grave since they shut down Tango Gameworks, Asha has made it clear that the Honeymoon period is over. No more Double Fine, Ninja Theory, or Compulson games. Rare is probably going to be shut down too. I just know it. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Studios in Microsoft’s Xbox Division Brace for Closures: The studios, which include Compulsion Games and Double Fine, are in active negotiations with Xbox and may be given the chance to go independent. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
i hate this www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Almosty like EVERYONE called this, break up the xbox monopoly already they are doing far too much damage.
IMO this is largely Xbox wanting to *partner* with smaller, "quirky" studios, but not own and manage them. Compulsion, Ninja Theory, and Double Fine all make critically-acclaimed games, but none that I can think of have been commercially successful