{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c4583c82820a200b43c2de01","clusterId":"c_407c1d9fc202f2840f3e02a4","slug":"obsidian-entertainment-closure-report-retracted-after-corrections","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Obsidian Entertainment Closure Report Retracted After Corrections","summary":"The Game Business reported that Obsidian Entertainment was a target for closure in Xbox restructuring, but the article was corrected and apologized for after journalists Jason Schreier and Jez Corden denied the claim, stating Xbox plans to keep the studio.","whyItMatters":"The retraction clarifies that Obsidian, a key Xbox Game Studios developer, is not at risk of closure despite ongoing layoff rumors across the Xbox business.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Game Business published an article claiming Obsidian Entertainment, the studio behind \u0026#39;The Outer Worlds\u0026#39; and \u0026#39;Avowed\u0026#39;, was in negotiations with Microsoft to avoid closure as part of Xbox business restructuring. Game journalist Jason Schreier posted on Bluesky that the report was false, stating he could confirm Obsidian is not in such negotiations and that Xbox plans to keep the studio. Windows Central editor-in-chief Jez Corden added that his sources also confirmed Obsidian will not be closed. The Game Business subsequently revised its article and issued an apology. The clarification comes amid widespread speculation about Xbox layoffs in early July, with Microsoft yet to comment officially on studio restructuring.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Game Business' retraction makes the actual Xbox closure list harder to parse, because a false story about Obsidian now sits alongside real shutdowns in search results.","twitterPost":"The false Obsidian story pollutes the signal around real Xbox closures. Readers now have to unlearn a rumor before they can learn the facts.","threadsPost":"The Game Business retracted its Obsidian closure report, but the damage is done. A false story about a major studio being on the chopping block now lives in the same information ecosystem as the actual Xbox cuts. Readers have to unlearn a rumor before they can trust the news cycle.","newsletterBlurb":"The Game Business reported that Obsidian Entertainment was a target for closure in Xbox restructuring, but the article was corrected after journalists Jason Schreier and Jez Corden denied the claim. Both stated that Xbox plans to keep the studio, and the outlet issued an apology.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/07/03/168755.html\",\"title\":\"Obsidian, known for 'Fallout: New Vegas' and others, reported by overseas media to be subject to Xbox business closure and in negotiations with Microsoft to avoid it, but errors pointed out and magazine apologizes\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4212,"outputTokens":507,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783045976,"createdAt":"2026-07-03T02:20:54.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-03T02:24:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-03T02:24:50.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_407c1d9fc202f2840f3e02a4","canonicalTitle":"『Fallout: New Vegas』などで知られるObsidianがXBOX事業閉鎖の対象となりMSに回避交渉…と海外メディア報じるも、誤りを指摘され同誌が謝罪","representativeArticleId":"a_c77dfb2784e295e5c7778511","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Fallout: New Vegas\"],\"studios\":[\"Obsidian Entertainment\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-03T01:41:06.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-03T01:41:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-03T02:24:50.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/07/03/168755.html","title":"『Fallout: New Vegas』などで知られるObsidianがXBOX事業閉鎖の対象となりMSに回避交渉…と海外メディア報じるも、誤りを指摘され同誌が謝罪"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Fallout: New Vegas"],"studios":["Obsidian Entertainment"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The Game Business published an article claiming Obsidian Entertainment was in negotiations with Microsoft to avoid closure as part of Xbox restructuring.","Game journalist Jason Schreier stated on Bluesky that the report was false and that Xbox plans to keep the studio.","Windows Central editor-in-chief Jez Corden confirmed his sources also said Obsidian will not be closed.","The Game Business revised its article and issued an apology after the denials.","The retraction comes amid widespread speculation about Xbox layoffs in early July, with Microsoft yet to comment officially."]}