Xbox transfers Rare and Halo franchise to Activision, proposes closure of Ninja Theory and confirms another 268 roles cut amid studio restructure
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"Xbox transfers Rare and Halo franchise to Activision, proposes closure of Ninja Theory and confirms another 268 roles cut amid studio restructure" is generating significant coverage in the Technology category, with 3 articles from 3 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include XBOX Wire, The Washington Post and GamesIndustry.biz. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (4)
- Shuffling the deck chairs: Xbox continues its "reset" with dramatic restructuring Ars Technica · 2h ago
- Continuing Our Reset XBOX Wire · 2h ago
- ‘Halo’ to move under Call of Duty publisher as Xbox announces layoffs The Washington Post · 2h ago
- Xbox transfers Rare and Halo franchise to Activision, proposes closure of Ninja Theory and confirms another 268 roles cut amid studio restructure GamesIndustry.biz · 2h ago
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