South of Midnight Developer Compulsion Games Now Gets Your Money, Not Xbox, if You Buy the Game on Steam

UPDATE: Compulsion's separation from Microsoft has now been confirmed by Gamesbeat. “We’re confirming we’re getting all of our publishing rights back,” Compulsion Games CEO Guillaume Provost told Gamesbeat's Dean Takahashi. That means the studio now controls all of its games – Contrast, We Happy Few, and South of Midnight – on all digital storefronts. He confirmed a management buyout and added, “I can confirm we have regained ownership of our IP, and that the publishing rights are transferring back to Compulsion. It’s just that there’s a transition period where that happens with different platform holders,” he said. “Buying the games is supporting the studio as a result of that change.” Provost lamented the separation from MIcrosoft but optimistically added, "Compared to all of us losing our jobs on July 6, this is a pretty good deal. I would say the exit was gracious on Microsoft’s part.” ORIGINAL STORY: Xbox's separation from Compulsion Games – one of four studios it spun out independently during the recent Xbox "reset" amidst thousands of layoffs – appears to be complete, as the developer itself is now listed as the publisher of 2025's award-winning South of Midnight on Steam in