“The Verge reports increased scrutiny from Microsoft’s highest bosses on the Xbox division, after the $7bn Activision merger, causing it to “prioritise high-impact titles”. Worrying words for all the formerly independent studios that Xbox has bought in recent years, such as Double Fine (Psychonauts, pictured) and Ninja Theory (Hellblade). As Kotaku put it in its report on a town-hall meeting held at the company: after buying up studios, Xbox leadership says it doesn’t have the resources to run them”