Xbox is planning to shut down Compulsion Games, developer of Peabody Award-winning South of Midnight and We Happy Few, Kotaku has learned. It is unclear how many individuals total will be impacted; the studio’s LinkedIn page says around 90 individuals work there, though Kotaku understands the actual total to be…

Compared to the previous month’s Forza Horizon 6, 007 First Light, and Lego Batman, June 2026’s triple-A games lineup is somewhat lacking. So far, the biggest releases of the month have been ports; for instance, Rise of the Tomb Raider and Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition launched on the Switch 2,…

Capcom President and COO Haruhiro Tsujimoto stated that the company’s recent success is due to a swap from an individual-led mindset in game development to a team-focused culture. Tsujimoto has served as President and COO of Capcom since 2007, sharing leadership duties with his father, Capcom CEO and founder Kenzo…

Earlier today, word broke that Microsoft is reportedly planning to close Compulsion Games–the studio behind South of Midnight, We Happy Few, and Contrast–as part of a larger round of layoffs and studio closures. Now, there’s word that a handful of Xbox Studios’ smaller developers are taking some steps to avoid…

I usually have a good time digging through the demos in Valve’s recurring Steam Next Fest event. I enjoy finding hidden gems and wild games that I often end up wishlisting. But this time around, now that I have a tool installed that warns me if a game or demo…

Three Xbox studios—Double Fine, Compulsion Games, and Ninja Theory—are currently in danger of closure, with employees able to seek new work as leaders negotiate to try and save what they can, according to a Bloomberg report. Earlier today, we reported that Xbox was preparing to shutter South of Midnight developer…