One of the video game studios impacted by Xbox’s layoffs in July has successfully reclaimed its independence, as well as control over its intellectual property. Read More ...

With Compulsion Games now newly independent, their BAFTA-winning game is now free from Xbox and anything else that might have kept you from trying it BDS Boycott south of midnight On Steam, South of ...

On June 10, Bloomberg reported that Xbox was planning major layoffs for July. Around the same time, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and CCO Matt Booty published a pretty dire memo for employees about an ...

Right after hiring for a "fascinating, intriguing, brand new IP," Xbox's South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games is reportedly shutting down. | Credit: Xbox Game Studios Also, earlier today, it ...

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Games for Change has revealed the winners of its 2026 awards, naming Compulsion Games' South of Midnight as Game and Experience of the Year. Hexecutable's Consume Me received Best Narrative, Best ...

An award-winning action game previously only available on Xbox is now making its way to the PlayStation 5, and is available soon. South of Midnight, the 2025 action-adventure game from Compulsion ...

Xbox is reportedly shutting down the developer of South of Midnight and We Happy Few, Compulsion Games, according to Kotaku. The number of people that will be impacted by the closure isn't known, ...