It’s been quite a few years now since Microsoft went all out and started buying up studios everywhere. The division of Xbox Game Studios It is made up of 23 developers who, to a lesser or greater extent, are involved in their own projects. Of those that the technology company acquired, these are the ones that we currently have no information about the next game that they are carrying out.
Compulsion Games
The developer founded by Guillaume Provost, a former Arkane member, was acquired by Microsoft in 2018. Five years have passed since that business move, but we haven’t heard about a new game on the way. That same year saw the release of his hit We Happy Few, which later received a DLC called Lightbearer.
Officially, the most recent news is that they have expanded the workforce and moved their offices to a more open space. Regarding video games, only we have a rumor that there is a ongoing project under the codename Midnight. If true, we would be talking about a third-person action adventure set in a dark and fantastic world. A solo title that would combine magic and monsters, but the reality is that we have nothing firm.
Double Fine
The talent that the studio led by Tim Schafer treasures is unparalleled thanks to its charisma and originality. Grim Fandango and Brutal Legend are some of its most prominent titles, which is why Microsoft was awarded the company in 2019. The release of Psychonauts 2 was an absolute smash, but it’s been over a year and a half since then.
In a documentary about the creation of Double Fine, Schafer commented that the adventure of Raz Aquato forced to pause two projects that were already underway. The team may be getting involved in them again, but for now we don’t know anything for sure. The only sure thing is that whatever it is, it will be.”new and original“.
inXile Entertainment
Parents of the Wasteland franchise, they were bought by Microsoft five years ago. It is precisely in that saga that they have focused all this time, either with the third installment or with Wasteland Remastered. Support has been continuous for the brand, but the move towards a new IP or continuation seems more than necessary.
Once again, we don’t know exactly what inXile Entertainment is doing officially, but the job vacancies they say a lot. “A very ambitious new license” with which “aims to renew the RPG genre” being a “next-generation role-playing game”. Those are the studio’s arguments for joining them, but we will have to wait a little longer.
Alpha Dog Games
One of the most forgotten studies among all the cake that Microsoft took after buying ZeniMax Media. Alpha Dog Games is the mobile extension for Xbox and has released the cute Mighty DOOM so far. That has only happened in 2023, so it is normal that it is still early to know its future.
id Software
One of the most powerful workhorses in the entire Xbox division. His ability to create brutal FPS is beyond doubt, but the last time they surprised us was with DOOM Eternal. The developer was involved in the expansions of The Ancient Godswhile the legendary John Romero has claimed that a sequel to the Sigil mod for Doom 2 is in the works, but it’s still a minor project.
Quake appeared again with a remastered version less than a year ago during QuakeCon 2022 and it was precisely there that Marty Stratton revealed that they are working very hard on their next project. What will it be? We are completely unaware of that.
Roundhouse Studios
Once again we have to turn to LinkedIn
ZeniMax Online Studios
The Elder Scrolls Online has been the great project of ZeniMax Online Studios for 16 years, although it is time for a paradigm shift. The developer itself has open vacancies on your website where he assures that we will see “a new IP AAA” that needs a new graphics engine for its creation. Of course, for now it is in the pre-production phase.
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Tango Gameworks
There have been two video games released in just one year, so it’s hard to think that the study of Shinji Mikami have more projects up your sleeve. Ghostwire Tokyo came out in 2022 and Hi-Fi Rush has been an unexpected breath of fresh air in early 2023. There’s a lot of leeway until we know what they’re working on, but one new job offer from the Japanese company states that applicants must have experience in multiplayer games.
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