Sources: several Xbox studios, including Hellblade maker Ninja Theory, are in talks with Microsoft to buy themselves back and go independent to avoid closure (Jason Schreier/Bloomberg)

Jason Schreier / Bloomberg : Sources: several Xbox studios, including Hellblade maker Ninja Theory, are in talks with Microsoft to buy themselves back and go independent to avoid closure — The studios, which include Compulsion Games and Double Fine, are in active negotiations with Xbox and may be given the chance to go independent.