Microsoft recently announced the company’s intent to shut down studios such as Compulsion Games, Ninja Theory, and Double Fine, right after a successful Summer Games Fest showcase. The Internet isn’t liking that one bit, and is correctly comparing it to the most infamous betrayal in TV history.
Why did Xbox wine and dine us like that, if they knew? https://t.co/laogo9IIjT pic.twitter.com/Z1q9DSr4t0
— Del (@TheCartelDel) June 16, 2026
Let’s try to keep spoilers to a minimum for those who haven’t seen the show. Simply put, the Red Wedding is a supposedly chill feast where the Stark clan is actually being lured into a trap that results in the deaths of like 50% of the remaining good people on that show. And sure, one could say that Microsoft’s not going that far, but, like, the thing about the Red Wedding is that it’s not real life. A lot of people stand to lose their livelihoods, and, albeit at a much lower capacity, a lot of gamers also have the right to feel betrayed for seeing the announcement of a lot of promising stuff that might no longer come to fruition.
