IO Interactive regains full ownership of Project Fantasy following end of Xbox deal, shuts down Istanbul studio and lays off developers "to find a new balance"
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"IO Interactive regains full ownership of Project Fantasy following end of Xbox deal, shuts down Istanbul studio and lays off developers "to find a new balance"" is generating significant coverage in the Technology category, with 3 articles from 3 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 79d ago.
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Coverage (6)
- IO Interactive Regains Full Ownership of Project Fantasy and Moves Away from External Projects Yahoo · 79d ago
- IO Interactive Reclaims Ownership of Online RPG Project Fantasy 80 Level · 79d ago
- IO Interactive to shutter Istanbul studio following end of Project Fantasy deal with Xbox GamesIndustry.biz · 79d ago
- Following Xbox Cuts, Bond and Hitman Developer IO Interactive Confirms It is Closing a Studio and Beginning Layoffs IGN · 79d ago
- IO Interactive closing Istanbul studio after regaining control of Project Fantasy Game Developer · 79d ago
- IO Interactive regains full ownership of Project Fantasy following end of Xbox deal, shuts down Istanbul studio and lays off developers "to find a new balance" Eurogamer.net · 79d ago
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