Compulsion Games Courts New Partners After Xbox Split, Following South of Midnight Launch

3 articles · Updated · Pure Xbox · Jul 14

Compulsion Games used a LinkedIn post to invite studios and entertainment companies to collaborate after regaining independent status.
The Montreal developer said it is expanding partnership opportunities so others can tap the team behind South of Midnight, citing its original-IP track record and technical expertise.
The move follows the latest Xbox layoff wave, which ended Compulsion's time inside Xbox Game Studios and pushed the studio back to operating on its own.
Known for Contrast, We Happy Few and South of Midnight, Compulsion is signaling it wants contract or co-development work as it maps out its next phase as an indie studio.

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