Rumors about Xbox shutting down various studios have been circulating, and Double Fine has addressed the claims on social media with a cryptic emoji. Xbox purchased Double Fine back in 2019, and the long-running studio has released several games under its ownership.
Double Fine is most well-known for games like Psychonauts and Brutal Legend, but the studio has a variety of other creative projects under its belt. Just this year, a new Double Fine game hit the scene with Kiln, which was a pottery-based brawler. It was a unique premise, but it struggled to find an audience. Kiln's player count particularly struggled on Steam, and rumors are now claiming that the developer might be one of the next teams to be shut down by Xbox.
After months of big shake-ups for the Xbox brand, new reports claim that the company might part ways with Microsoft down the road.
Double Fine's official Twitter account simply posted an emoji smiling with a single bead of sweat sliding down its forehead. It's hard to know exactly what Double Fine means by its cryptic emoji response, but it might be a confirmation that there is at least some kind of...
