{"id":31372,"date":"2026-07-14T09:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T09:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/havefunesports.com\/?p=31372"},"modified":"2026-07-14T09:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T09:59:08","slug":"following-the-xbox-separation-south-of-midnight-creators-compulsion-are-looking-for-co-development-or-support-studio-positions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/havefunesports.com\/?p=31372","title":{"rendered":"Following the Xbox separation, South of Midnight creators Compulsion are looking for co-development or support studio positions."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Compulsion Games, recognized for their contributions to titles like &#8220;South of Midnight&#8221; and &#8220;We Happy Few,&#8221; have recently declared their pursuit of fresh collaborative prospects following their departure from Xbox. This shift is part of a broader trend of layoffs by Xbox, which has resulted in the console maker ending relationships with multiple studios, including Double Fine, Arkane, Undead Labs, and Ninja Theory.<\/p>\n<p>In light of these developments, Compulsion Games is keen to participate in co-development or support roles on initiatives spearheaded by other studios. This strategic shift is likely intended to ensure financial stability and operational continuity while they focus on creating their next original game.<\/p>\n<p>The choice to investigate collaborative projects could grant Compulsion Games access to vital resources and knowledge to effectively navigate the current industry environment. By joining forces with other studios, they can utilize their creative and technical skills to assist in a range of projects, potentially leading to innovative results and reinforcing their standing in the gaming community.<\/p>\n<p>As Compulsion Games embarks on this new phase, the industry will be observing closely to see how these collaborations evolve and what new prospects they may create for the studio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compulsion Games, recognized for their contributions to titles like &#8220;South of Midnight&#8221; and &#8220;We Happy Few,&#8221; have recently declared their pursuit of fresh collaborative prospects following their departure from Xbox. This shift is part of a broader trend of layoffs by Xbox, which has resulted in the console maker ending relationships with multiple studios, including Double Fine, Arkane, Undead Labs, and Ninja Theory.<\/p>\n<p>In light of these developments, Compulsion Games is keen to participate in co-development or support roles on initiatives spearheaded by other studios. This strategic shift is likely intended to ensure financial stability and operational continuity while they focus on creating their next original game.<\/p>\n<p>The choice to investigate collaborative projects could grant Compulsion Games access to vital resources and knowledge to effectively navigate the current industry environment. By joining forces with other studios, they can utilize their creative and technical skills to assist in a range of projects, potentially leading to innovative results and reinforcing their standing in the gaming community.<\/p>\n<p>As Compulsion Games embarks on this new phase, the industry will be observing closely to see how these collaborations evolve and what new prospects they may create for the studio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31373,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/havefunesports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/havefunesports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/havefunesports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/havefunesports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/havefunesports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/havefunesports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31372\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/havefunesports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/31373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/havefunesports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/havefunesports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/havefunesports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}