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Standalone Xbox studio labels stop functioning as independent publishing brands

Bloomberg, Sep 22 · read the original

Microsoft folds Obsidian Entertainment under Bethesda and moves World's Edge and Rare under Activision, cutting 268 more jobs across Halo Studios and other first-party teams, continuing a reorganization that leaves fewer of Xbox's once-independent studios operating under their own name.

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