# xbox game studios

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## Gears of War: E-Day's half-billion-dollar budget was no rumor

DevFeed: [Gears of War: E-Day's half-billion-dollar budget was no rumor](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/gears-of-war-e-day-s-half-billion-dollar-budget-was-no-rumor-112399.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.techspot.com/news/114407-gears-war-e-day-half-billion-dollar-budget.html>)

Author: Zo Ahmed

Published: 2026-11-02T13:34:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [TechSpot](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/techspot.md>)

Topics: [Game Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/game-development.md>), [Xbox](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/xbox.md>)

Tags: [aaa](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aaa.md>), [bioware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bioware.md>), [bloomberg](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bloomberg.md>), [budget](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/budget.md>), [coalition](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coalition.md>), [cost](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cost.md>), [ea](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ea.md>), [game-pass](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/game-pass.md>), [gaming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gaming.md>), [gears-of-war](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gears-of-war.md>), [gears-of-war-e-day](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gears-of-war-e-day.md>), [layoffs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/layoffs.md>), [microsoft](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/microsoft.md>), [xbox](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/xbox.md>), [xbox-game-studios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/xbox-game-studios.md>)

### AI overview

Bloomberg's Jason Schreier said Gears of War: E-Day's reported $500 million development cost is real, though another interpretation is that the figure covers broader Coalition work and excludes some uncertainty about allocation. Early sales estimates were 230,000 copies in the first week and over 400,000 across Xbox and Steam after about three weeks; Alinea estimated 1.7 million Game Pass players, including roughly 722,000 early-access upgrades that helped bring early revenue to about $37 million. At $70 per copy, more than 7 million sales would be needed to match the reported development cost. The excerpt links rising budgets and slower sales growth to publishers concentrating on major franchises and moving work outside North America. Xbox kept E-Day off PS5 and launched it on Game Pass; a hypothetical PS5 release performing like Gears of War: Reloaded was estimated to add only about $33 million.

### Source excerpt

Bloomberg's Jason Schreier brought up the figure in a video explaining why EA chose to shut BioWare. Gears of War: E-Day cost Xbox $500 million, he said. "That is a real number, that is real," he added. In Schreier's view, that's simply what AAA games cost to make now, especially... Read Entire Article

## Xbox continues 'reset' with Halo Studios layoffs and Undead Labs divestment

DevFeed: [Xbox continues 'reset' with Halo Studios layoffs and Undead Labs divestment](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/xbox-continues-reset-with-halo-studios-layoffs-and-undead-labs-divestment-58143.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/xbox-continues-reset-with-halo-studios-layoffs-and-undead-labs-divestment>)

Author: Chris Kerr

Published: 2026-09-22T14:18:45Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Game Developer](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/gamedeveloper.md>)

Topics: [Xbox](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/xbox.md>), [Microsoft](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/microsoft.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>), [Closure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/closure.md>)

Tags: [activision](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/activision.md>), [games](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/games.md>), [layoffs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/layoffs.md>), [microsoft](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/microsoft.md>), [xbox](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/xbox.md>), [xbox-game-studios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/xbox-game-studios.md>)

### AI overview

Xbox is continuing a restructuring that includes 268 additional layoffs, studio divestments, a proposed Ninja Theory closure, and changes to the management of several game studios. Activision will lead development of the next Halo title, while Undead Labs has transitioned to a new publisher.

### Source excerpt

Activision is developing the next Halo title, and Ninja Theory is being shuttered.