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   Emmet Coughlan (ecctm@mastodon.emmetcoughlan.com)'s status on Monday, 06-Jul-2026 23:54:59 JST Emmet Coughlan

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   • Padraig 🌈

   @padraig I'm glad to see Double Fine are getting spun out to indie status under their original ownership again, instead of getting cut to shreds.

   I feel like the Xbox game studio infinity gauntlet was always going to lead to this, but AI influences attached a rocket to the timeline.

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     Padraig 🌈 (padraig@mastodon.ie)'s status on Monday, 06-Jul-2026 23:55:01 JST Padraig 🌈

     "We need to reset Xbox." ~Asha Sharma (Head of #Xbox)
     More like we need to reset the #gaming industry...

     #Microsoft is laying off a total of 3200 employees at Xbox within the next 12 months with 1600 being cut today