Xbox’s separation from Compulsion Games – one of 4 studios it spun out independently throughout the latest Xbox “reset” amidst 1000’s of layoffs – seems to be full, as the developer itself is now listed as the writer of 2025’s award-winning South of Midnight on Steam as an alternative of Xbox Sport Studios. The change was first identified by indie developer Michael Klamerus on Bluesky. (Hat tip to IGN Discord member Tommy for flagging it to us.)
Curiously, Xbox Sport Studios is still listed as the publisher of Double Tremendous’s Psychonauts 2 on Steam regardless of the San Francisco sport developer additionally turning into unbiased after Xbox’s latest sweeping adjustments. The identical can be at the moment true for Undead Labs’ State of Decay 3 and Ninja Concept’s Senua, although each of these studios had been acquired by different publishers who’ve but to be revealed.
It has been a tough yr for each Xbox staff and Xbox followers – together with most just lately tepid early gross sales numbers for Halo: Marketing campaign Advanced – however there’s at the very least some cool stuff to be optimistic about in the coming months, from Gears of Conflict: E-Day’s launch in October (take a look at our multiplayer hands-on impressions – and the sick special-edition controllers) to Name of Responsibility: Trendy Warfare 4 giving us a break from Black Ops, the 10-out-of-10 Forza Horizon 6 pulling into PlayStation’s driveway someday earlier than the finish of the yr, and Fable making its long-awaited return in February.
Ryan McCaffrey is IGN’s government editor of previews and host of IGN’s weekly Xbox present, Podcast Unlocked, and a co-host of Subsequent-Gen Console Watch. He is a North Jersey man, so it is “Taylor ham,” not “pork roll.” Debate it with him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan.