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Double Fine Layoffs Post-Xbox Spinoff

Double Fine cuts 23 staff shortly after regaining independence from Xbox, as founder Tim Schafer cites the studio's need to survive.

1. 7/29/2026Double Fine Lays Off 23 Staff Weeks After Xbox Spinoff

   Psychonauts 2 developer Double Fine has cut 23 employees—about a quarter of its roughly 90-person staff—just weeks after Xbox released it back into independence, with founder Tim Schafer citing the studio's survival as the reason.