https://wccftech.com/spencer-always-open-to-expand-1st-party/
"The Waypoint crew was saying on their podcast about the Xbox conference that they've heard other acquisition talk that they don't want to mention since it may affect the deal. So there's definitely other stuff getting worked on."
Also under the radar:
Spencer is getting all the resources he needs to build gaming's Death Star...pointed at 2020.
I think we’re always open to look into expanding our first party. I don’t think Matt (Booty) and I looked at E3 as the end of our journey here. I think it’s something we’ll always keep our eyes open. Some of these deals may not all happen at the same time, we were lucky to be able to keep the news quiet for a while, which doesn’t always happen but was nice that it did so we could land the news here and the surprise. We know investment in our first-party, whether it’s new things or growth or existing franchises, is important.
Lastly, Spencer said that the next projects from the newly acquired studios might have very different schedules. For instance, Ninja Theory is already working on something as they shipped Hellblade almost a year ago now, while the other teams are still busy on existing projects.
Also found this at Resetera:"The Waypoint crew was saying on their podcast about the Xbox conference that they've heard other acquisition talk that they don't want to mention since it may affect the deal. So there's definitely other stuff getting worked on."
Also under the radar:
- Microsoft doubled Rare to 200 employees very recently
- Undead Labs nearly doubled near the end of production (likely having to do with Microsoft buyout)
- Ninja Theory had less than 30 of their 100 employees working on Hellblade because the rest of them had to work as contractors to keep the studio financially viable. Now the other 70% can focus on their own games.
Spencer is getting all the resources he needs to build gaming's Death Star...pointed at 2020.