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# Former Xbox studios Double Fine and Compulsion will keep games after going indie

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**Published:** July 6, 2026  
**Original:** https://www.theverge.com/games/961749/xbox-layoffs-compulsion-double-fine-indie  

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## Overview

Microsoft is spinning off four of its Xbox game studios - Compulsion Games, Double Fine Productions, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs - as part of the restructuring announced today. However, two that are going independent, Double Fine and Compulsion, will get to keep their franchises and games catalogs, according to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma. "Compulsion […]

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