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Double Fine lays off 23 employees after Xbox separation

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Tim Schafer, head of Double Fine, announced that the studio is laying off 23 employees. This decision comes just three weeks after Xbox cut ties with the studio, a move Schafer described as a painful necessity for the studio's survival. AI

RANK_REASON Layoffs at a game studio following a separation from a larger publisher.

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Double Fine lays off 23 employees after Xbox separation

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    🎮 'Only the survival of our studio would make us consider such a painful action': Tim Schafer announces Double Fine layoffs just 3 weeks after Xbox cut it loose

    🎮 'Only the survival of our studio would make us consider such a painful action': Tim Schafer announces Double Fine layoffs just 3 weeks after Xbox cut it loose A total of 23 people have been put out of work. 📰 Source: Latest from PC Gamer 🔗 Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-i…

    LINKS pcgamer.com/…/only-the-survival-of-our-st…

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