Undead Labs studios

2026-10-09 1 story

• Undead Labs boss "reluctant to share" number affected by layoffs: "I would hate to reduce the impact to those individuals to a number or statistic"

2026-10-08 1 story

• Why State of Decay 3 Is Still Launching on Game Pass

2026-10-07 4 stories

• Undead Labs speaks about its split from Xbox, revealing it has to "make some changes" to State of Decay 3 following layoffs
• State Of Decay 3 Was Announced Early To Keep Undead Labs On Microsoft’s Radar
• State Of Decay 3 Dev Explains Why It'll Be On Game Pass Despite The Company Leaving Xbox
• Games industry investors are "sitting on the sidelines waiting for obvious slam dunks", says Undead Labs boss, with labour costs a key worry

2026-10-06 2 stories

• Unlead Labs studio head says they were 'irresponsibly transparent' in preparing staff for layoffs 5 sources
• How to Sign Up for State of Decay 3 Beta Playtest 2 sources

2026-09-30 1 story

• "Xbox is not for sale": CEO Asha Sharma says "we will do whatever it takes" to turn the console maker's fortunes around 10 sources

2026-09-28 1 story

• Microsoft CEO says Xbox is simply 'streamlining' after cutting over 5,750 jobs in three years 2 sources

2026-09-26 1 story

• Microsoft CEO Says XBOX Streamlining Is ‘Great to See’ 3 sources

2026-09-23 2 stories

• State of Decay studio Undead Labs goes independent after Xbox restructuring, but lays off "a significant number" of the team in doing so 4 sources
• Microsoft’s XBOX Layoffs Will Fall Short of Previously Stated 3 sources

2026-09-22 3 stories

• Report: Activision Takes Over Halo, Sea of Thieves, Age of Empires as More Huge Layoffs Hit Xbox Studios 61 sources
• State Of Decay 3 Lives On, And Is Still Coming To Game Pass 5 sources
• State of Decay Developer Undead Labs Responds to 'Significant' Layoffs Following Independence from Xbox 2 sources

2026-08-30 1 story

• State Of Decay 3 Confirms New Release Window & Closed Beta Plans

2026-08-27 1 story

• State of Decay 3 Announces Closed Beta Playtests Later This Year

2026-08-26 1 story

• State of Decay 3 lives on after studio's separation from Xbox, with a closed beta promised for this year 3 sources

2026-08-24 1 story

• Two Former Xbox Studios Confirm Their Independence And Plans For The Future

2026-08-14 1 story

• Compulsion Games becomes publisher of South of Midnight on Steam, suggesting departure from Xbox amid major restructuring is now complete 2 sources

2026-07-14 1 story

• Xbox's cuts and layoffs don't solve its biggest problem — What will Asha do to solve Microsoft's biggest gaming crisis?

2026-07-11 2 stories

• Obsidian game director reacts to people "spouting off" about the studio and how it's not what it "used to be" 2 sources
• id Software insists in new statement that it still has "the crew we need to build the games and tech we're known for" 2 sources

2026-07-10 1 story

• "My 'Microsoft will probably be a good steward of the brand' statement isn't aging well" - id Software co-founder John Carmack speaks out after devastating Xbox layoffs 3 sources

2026-07-09 1 story

• Asha Sharma joins Federal Reserve advisory task force days after laying off thousands at Xbox 5 sources

2026-07-07 4 stories

• Xbox Layoffs Announced: 1600 Now, 1600 More into 2028, Four Studios Leave and id Software Reportedly Gutted 20 sources
• State of Decay 3 may no longer launch into Game Pass, now that Microsoft is letting developer Undead Labs go 4 sources
• What exactly is going on with Marvel's Blade? Arkane Lyon's fate remains unclear in the wake of Xbox's controversial 'reset' 3 sources
• Compulsion Games, Double Fine & Undead Labs Issue Xbox Departure Statements

2026-07-06 4 stories

• Microsoft announces 3200 layoffs and four studio departures in "most significant" Xbox restructuring in history 24 sources
• Xbox CEO Asha Sharma wants the company to "entertain more than a billion people" every day: here's why that's a deeply unrealistic thing to say 8 sources
• Independent again: Double Fine and Compulsion react to leaving Xbox and taking all their games with them 7 sources
• State Of Decay And Hellblade Devs Are Being Sold, But Buyers Remain Mysterious For Now 6 sources

2026-07-01 2 stories

• Report: Hideo Kojima's Xbox Exclusive 'OD' Is Safe From Cancellation At Microsoft 3 sources
• Dishonored developer Arkane is reportedly one of five studios Microsoft is targeting to close down as part of its big 'reset' 2 sources

2026-06-30 2 stories

• Report: Xbox considering sale or closure of Arkane, other studios, as layoffs loom 11 sources
• Xbox is reportedly considering closing State of Decay developer Undead Labs 4 sources

2026-06-29 1 story

• State Of Decay Studio Undead Labs Reportedly At Risk Of Closure 6 sources

2026-06-18 1 story

• State Of Decay 3 Gets 72 Minutes Of Raw Gameplay Footage In New Early Alpha Video 2 sources

2026-06-16 1 story

• Microsoft reportedly negotiating closures of multiple Xbox studios, including Psychonauts' Double Fine, South of Midnight's Compulsion and Hellblade's Ninja Theory 7 sources

2026-06-11 1 story

• Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (June 11-14)

2026-06-08 1 story

• State of Decay 3 dev wanted the first gameplay trailer to show off how much higher the game's quality is, but promises deeper systems are still there

2026-06-07 3 stories

• Xbox Games Showcase 2026 live report - all the news and announcements as Asha Sharma presents for the first time 10 sources
• State of Decay 3 releases 2027, seven years after it was first announced 7 sources
• 21 Game Pass Titles Get New Announcements At The Xbox Showcase 2026