Overview
- The Montreal studio completed a management buyout in mid‑August and is once more an independent developer.
- Compulsion has regained ownership of its intellectual property including Contrast, We Happy Few and South of Midnight and is in the process of having publishing rights transferred back platform by platform.
- The studio says purchases of its games will now send revenue to Compulsion, but transfers on consoles and non‑Steam stores may take extra time during the transition.
- Leadership largely stayed through the exit though some staff left or began job searches when closure was first raised, and part of the team remains on an in‑progress title that began under Xbox.
- Financial and contractual terms were not disclosed; Compulsion said Microsoft provided some runway support and the studio is now exploring funding or partnership options as it stabilizes operations.