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Xbox layoffs gut ZeniMax Online as Microsoft prioritises biggest Bethesda franchises
Microsoft’s Xbox division has begun a major round of layoffs — 1,600 employees immediately and 3,200 in total by the end of its fiscal year — and the cuts have landed hard on ZeniMax Media and its subsidiary Bethesda Softworks. Most notably, ZeniMax Online Studios, the developer behind the long-running MMO The Elder Scrolls Online,…
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Xbox Game Pass falls short of targets, prompting layoffs at Microsoft studios
Xbox Game Pass has underperformed significantly against Microsoft’s expectations, with the service reaching only approximately 30 million subscribers—a substantial gap below the company’s targets. The gap has prompted co
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Xbox Game Pass reaches 30 million subscribers, far below Microsoft’s target
Xbox Game Pass is reportedly at around 30 million subscribers, which shows a steep decline and way below targets.
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Obsidian hit by Microsoft Xbox layoffs despite avoiding earlier cuts
No news was not, in fact, good news.
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Xbox confirms which first-party studios survive following widespread layoffs
Here’s what we know about every studio remaining at Xbox following the company’s mass layoff announcement.
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British layoffs headline
Microsoft is cutting an additional 3,200 jobs beyond those in the gaming division.
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Xbox restructuring axes 3,200 jobs and cuts four studios loose
Microsoft’s Xbox division carried out a sweeping restructuring that eliminated 3,200 jobs and separated four studios—Compulsion Games, Double Fine Productions, Ninja Theory and Undead Labs—into independent operations. The scale of the cuts and the loss of established studios marks one of the most significant shake-ups in Xbox’s history, raising questions about the future direction of…
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Microsoft axes 4,800 roles in fresh cuts alongside Xbox overhaul
Thousands of gaming jobs will be shed over the coming fiscal year as Microsoft continues to invest heavily in AIMicrosoft said on Monday it was eliminating about 4,800 jobs – roughly 2% of its global workforce – in a cost-cutting move that will deliver a sweeping restructuring of its struggling Xbox gaming division.The cuts include…
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Xbox restructuring leaves Arkane in limbo as Dishonored co-founder jokes about buying it
Arkane, the studio behind Dishonored and more, has its future in question as Xbox cuts 4 other studios and lays off 3,200.
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Elder Scrolls Online loses roughly half its content team to Microsoft cuts
A grim outcome from Xbox’s latest round of reaping.