Xbox ends publishing deal for IO Interactive’s Project Fantasy

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IO Interactive announced Project Fantasy, an online fantasy RPG, in 2023. The studio had planned to work with a third-party publisher rather than self-publish. Xbox was that third-party partner but has now pulled out of the deal. The game's future funding and publishing arrangements are not detailed.

• Project Fantasy: online fantasy RPG announced in 2023
• Xbox has withdrawn from the funding/publishing agreement
• IO had planned a third-party publisher after self-publishing previous titles
• Future funding and publishing arrangements currently unclear