Microsoft's Xbox game studios seem to be in disarray in the wake of Ed Fries' departure. After a winter of poorly performing A-list titles, they're greatly narrowing their focus to, well, um, mostly just Halo 2, MechAssault 2 and Fable. First comes the news that RalliSport Challenge 2 will be the last title in the XSN sports lineup, at least for the foreseeable future. Either Microsoft is giving up on sports or it's opening the door on that long-rumored deal with category leader Electronic Arts. Next, they booted the promising platformer Psychonauts and the next Oddworld Inhabitants title. Perhaps they're moving on to Xbox 2 development and leaving the table scraps of Xbox to the third parties...
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