Is Microsoft Killing Game Innovation?

Romero Games, led by first-person shooter legend John Romero, just lost funding for its new original shooter after a publisher pulled the plug—allegedly due to Microsoft's sweeping layoffs. Even with industry icons and a flawless development record, the project is in limbo and the whole studio faces layoffs. Are publisher power moves and mass layoffs stifling the next wave of game innovation? What does this mean for creative risk in gaming? #Games #VideoGames #GameDevelopment