Microsoft has ended 'active development' on Contraband
					
						
						August 7, 2025
					
					
						
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					SkillMX Editorial Desk
									
				
				Contraband, a planned release from Avalanche Studios, has been canceled. The co-op open-world game was teased in a brief, mostly atmospheric trailer. Microsoft announced in May that it would cut 7,000 jobs, or about 3 percent of its workforce.