UPDATE, from a separate article by Jason Schreier: Compulsion, Double Fine, and Ninja Theory are all in active negotiations with Microsoft. Depending on how that goes, studios may be closed or spun off. I figured rather than also posting the Schreier article, I’ll wait until the dust settles on these deals. This is a bloodbath.
Same for all Indies bought up by larger companies. At best they seem to get broken up and dispersed in the company. Most just seem to be ballast used to pad stock value, then tossed when it’s the least bit beneficial to their owners.