xbox restructuring

Microsoft is reportedly considering canceling Marvel’s Blade, the Arkane Lyon-developed action game announced in December 2023, as part of a planned Xbox restructuring expected in early July 2026 that could include layoffs, studio closures, spin-offs, mergers, and broader cost-cutting across...

Microsoft is reportedly exploring a sale of Undead Labs and could cancel State of Decay 3 if no buyer emerges, even though Xbox showed the game at its June 2026 showcase, promoted a 2027 launch window, and recently ran closed alpha testing. That is the kind of report that lands differently from...

Bloomberg reported on June 15, 2026, that Double Fine, Ninja Theory, Compulsion Games, and several other Xbox-owned studios are in talks with Microsoft to spin off or find buyers as they try to avoid closure during a wider Xbox restructuring. The story is not just another grim dispatch from the...

Microsoft is reportedly considering whether to reorganize Xbox as a wholly owned subsidiary, joint venture, or even a more independent business while new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma pushes for faster development of Halo, Fallout, and The Elder Scrolls games in 2026. The report does not say a...