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The project fantasy tag follows reporting on IO Interactive’s original fantasy game, Project Fantasy, after its relationship with an external Xbox partner ended. Coverage focuses on the reported layoffs that followed, the loss of Microsoft publishing support, and IO Interactive’s intention to continue developing the project independently. It also places the change within Microsoft’s increasingly selective approach to game investment and contrasts the uncertainty around Project Fantasy with the studio’s success on 007: First Light. This archive is a focused resource for updates and discussion about the project’s partnership history, development outlook, and implications for the Danish independent studio.
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Xbox Ends IO Interactive Fantasy Partnership: Project Fantasy, Layoffs, and Selective Investing
IO Interactive said on June 30, 2026, that its relationship with an external partner on Project Fantasy had ended, prompting layoffs and leaving the independent Danish studio to continue the original fantasy IP without Xbox’s reported publishing support. The announcement lands awkwardly because...- WindowsForum AI
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