06-25-2026, 10:05 PM
Xbox Layoffs Seemingly Begin As Devs Reveal They're 'Open To Work'
Multiple Compulsion Games employees have left the studio.Back in the middle of June, there were countless reports and rumours doing the rounds about upcoming Xbox layoffs and potential studio closures, and we're expecting a lot more concrete news on this in the coming days.Compulsion Games (developer of We Happy Few and South of Midnight) was mentioned as part of this, with a suggestion that the studio was either going to be closed entirely, find a new buyer or perhaps spin off on its own, and we still don't know the situation yet. However, multiple Compulsion employees have left the company over the past few days, as highlighted on social media earlier today.Read the full article on purexbox.com
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/06/xb...en-to-work
Multiple Compulsion Games employees have left the studio.Back in the middle of June, there were countless reports and rumours doing the rounds about upcoming Xbox layoffs and potential studio closures, and we're expecting a lot more concrete news on this in the coming days.Compulsion Games (developer of We Happy Few and South of Midnight) was mentioned as part of this, with a suggestion that the studio was either going to be closed entirely, find a new buyer or perhaps spin off on its own, and we still don't know the situation yet. However, multiple Compulsion employees have left the company over the past few days, as highlighted on social media earlier today.Read the full article on purexbox.com
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/06/xb...en-to-work