State of Decay studio boss says he was ‘irresponsibly transparent’ to staff to make layoffs easier to take

The studio head at Undead Labs says he was “irresponsibly” transparent to staff during Xbox’s ‘reset’ process, to prepare them for the potential of layoffs. In June, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma revealed that Microsoft was in the process of ‘resetting’ its games business, which has since resulted in significant job losses and the closure, release or restructuring of multiple studios. It was then reported that State of Decay 3 developer Undead Labs was one of the studios facing closure, unless a buyer could be found. Read More...

Oct 6, 2026 - 15:00
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State of Decay studio boss says he was ‘irresponsibly transparent’ to staff to make layoffs easier to take
The studio head at Undead Labs says he was “irresponsibly” transparent to staff during Xbox’s ‘reset’ process, to prepare them for the potential of layoffs.

In June, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma revealed that Microsoft was in the process of ‘resetting’ its games business, which has since resulted in significant job losses and the closure, release or restructuring of multiple studios.

It was then reported that State of Decay 3 developer Undead Labs was one of the studios facing closure, unless a buyer could be found.

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