Arkane, Double Fine, and Ninja Theory were added to the list for closure in addition to Compulsion Games. They all apparently negotiate independence from XBOX.

They may at best be left without their IPs but with core teams on their own. Even as independent entities they will have to run through significant layoffs.

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The request to add Russian to Fable is now the 6th most popular post on Microsoft Feedback Portal. Original Fable games were truly popular in the region (thanks to satire and freedom of choice)

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Zenimax is also hit by layoffs beyond Arkane, the procedure will take some time, but unless an employee is working directly on Fallout or Elder Scrolls, they are in danger.

Imagine buying billions upon billions of assets to now slowly kill the whole thing. It's heartbreaking.

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That's funny

How can you mess up that much? And why do you need multiple accounts for local co-op anyway?

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The request to add Russian to the upcoming Fable has been eventually banned on the Microsoft feedback portal. It was one of the most popular requests ever but also gathered some negative reactions (which may have caused automatic removal)

Right before the removal it reached the top-5 with over 10500 upvotes and over 5000 mostly positive comments.

Microsoft and XBOX refused to provide any comments according to several media outlets who have tried to discuss the matter.

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Compulsion Games that is among Xbox studios under fire, now allowed people to find new job before the mass layoffs.

They are also the creators of We Happy Few that I liked a lot but somehow can't recommend widely.

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Analytics suggested that PlayStation and XBOX preorders of GTA VI are measured as 8-to-1, so Microsoft got angry about these reports and said that affiliate clicks on a very limited number of platforms do not represent the whole picture — they are having the record-breaking preorders and will share the data when it will be possible.

It's also estimated that the game already sold tens of millions of copies in just a few days. Before physical copies, before gameplay trailers, and before any proof that it's worthy.

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Undead Labs (State of Decay) is also set for sale or closure, apparently. The workers of XBOX are unionized in many cases but it seemingly not helping much.

At the least, hundreds of jobs are at stake. Double Fine Productions could lose 100 jobs if it is shut down. Undead Labs could lose 110 jobs. Compulsion could lose 90 jobs, and Ninja Theory could lose 135 jobs. All told, that’s about 435 jobs that could be lost.

It's expected that the total number across XBOX will be over 1000 people this time in addition to thousands fired in the last couple of years.

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It seems that XBOX placed most of the new Game Pass deals on hold for now.

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