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Double Fine has cut 23 of about 90 staff to survive as an independent studio, three weeks after Microsoft spun it out of Xbox with its IP and catalogue intact.
A day-long Xbox outage stopped digital games, and then it stopped disc-based and backward-compatible ones too. The plastic did not save anybody.
Microsoft begins an ad-supported cloud streaming test for Xbox Insiders, offering free access to owned games with pre-roll ads.
Microsoft launched Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC today: four original Xbox games on Windows and handhelds, with Game Pass support, graphical upgrades, and Achievements coming later this year.
Xbox CCO Matt Booty says single-player exclusivity isn't carved in stone, signaling a case-by-case approach that could reshape how the company treats its biggest first-party titles.
QUByte's Plungeez is a 16-bit Metroidvania with no combat, just a plunger and a sewer full of puzzles. It launches on Switch, PC, PlayStation, and Xbox on August 13.
Compulsion Games, recently cut in Xbox layoffs, puts out a call for co-development partners as it returns to independence, alongside other divested studios.
Halo: Campaign Evolved goes gold ahead of its July 28 launch on Xbox Series X|S and PS5, marking the franchise's PlayStation debut.
Independent retailer Video Games Plus sends an open letter to Xbox boss Asha Sharma urging Microsoft to support physical releases on Project Helix.
Double Fine and Compulsion Games return to independence as Xbox lets them go, with both studios retaining their game catalogs and receiving investment.