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Double Fine Announces Layoffs Following Split From Xbox
Game Informer • • technology
Key Points:
- Double Fine Productions, developer of Psychonauts, was spun off from Xbox during its restructuring and has announced the departure of 23 staff members as part of necessary cuts.
- Founder Tim Schafer emphasized that the layoffs were a difficult decision aimed at ensuring the studio's survival as it transitions to an independent company.
- Double Fine is providing support to affected employees during their transition period.
- Alongside Double Fine, Compulsion Games was also granted independence from Xbox, retaining their intellectual property and game catalogs.
- Xbox sold off Ninja Theory and Undead Labs to unspecified buyers, while Arkane Studios is undergoing consultation in France, leaving its future uncertain.
