--- title: Compulsion Games seeks new partnerships following... description: Compulsion Games, developer of South of Midnight, has announced it is seeking new partnerships after being spun out of Xbox following significant cuts at the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/compulsion-games-seeks-new-partnerships-following-spin-out-from-from-xbox-ssje4ql3y twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Compulsion Games seeks new partnerships following spin-out from from Xbox | daily.dev og:description: Compulsion Games, developer of South of Midnight, has announced it is seeking new partnerships after being spun out of Xbox following significant cuts at the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/compulsion-games-seeks-new-partnerships-following-spin-out-from-from-xbox-ssje4ql3y og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/sSJe4Ql3Y.png og:image:alt: Compulsion Games seeks new partnerships following spin-out from from Xbox og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Compulsion Games seeks new partnerships following spin-out from from Xbox **[GamesIndustry.biz](https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Compulsion Games, developer of South of Midnight, has announced it is seeking new partnerships after being spun out of Xbox following significant cuts at the platform holder. The studio is returning to its roots as an independent developer and is open to collaborating with other studios across the games and entertainment industry. As part of the spin-out deal, Compulsion retains the rights to Contrast, We Happy Few, and South of Midnight. The studio, which won a BAFTA and Peabody Award for South of Midnight, expressed gratitude to Xbox while looking forward to its next chapter as an independent studio. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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