Xbox is closing down Ninja Theory, the studio behind the Hellblade series, a source tells The Verge. Staffers were told on a call on Monday about the closure, but they are hoping the studio will find a buyer. The closure comes as « several » Xbox studios at Microsoft, including Compulsion Games and Double Fine, are in « active negotiations » about spinning off, Bloomberg reports.
The closure and negotiations follow Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and chief content officer Matt Booty warning last week of a « reset » at Xbox, laying out several challenges facing Xbox’s business – including that it had « over extended » with its studio system and the hardware c …
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