Xbox is negotiating to spin off Compulsion Games, Double Fine, and Ninja Theory instead of shutting them down

Ahead of CEO Asha Sharma's 'reset,' Xbox studio execs leave and studios shutter

Microsoft is shutting down or selling at least three Xbox studios—Ninja Theory, Double Fine, and Compulsion Games—as the gaming division steels itself for layoffs under new CEO Asha Sharma's "reset." The Verge and…