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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.
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Microsoft layoffs strike Bethesda and ZeniMax particularly hard, union says
ZeniMax Online Studios and id Software have survived the latest bloodbath at Microsoft, but it sounds like they’ve been cut deeply.
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Former Xbox studios Double Fine and Compulsion retain their games after independence
Microsoft is spinning off four of its Xbox game studios – Compulsion Games, Double Fine Productions, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs – as part of the restructuring announced today. However, two that are going independent, Double Fine and Compulsion, will get to keep their franchises and games catalog, according to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma. “Compulsion…
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The Nintendo Switch will no longer be produced from 2027 onward
Nintendo is ceasing production of the original Switch in Europe from February 2027 onward, and the Switch 2 is getting a little heavier.
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Undead Labs spent eight years as an Xbox studio and still didn’t make State of Decay 3
As Xbox cuts ties with Ninja Theory, Compulsion, and Double Fine, Undead Labs’ case is the worst but not the only case of mismanagement
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Arkane temporarily spared in Xbox bloodbath thanks to French law, but its future is up in the air
Putting all my hopes and dreams on an independent Arkane.
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The incredible shrinking Xbox: Five studios, 3,200 employees let go
Move affects ~20% of the gaming division, which will refocus on its biggest franchises.
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Independent again: Double Fine and Compulsion react to leaving Xbox and taking all their games with them
Psychonauts and Keeper developer Double Fine Productions, and South of Midnight and We Happy Few developer Compulsion Games, have reacted to their new futures as it’s confirmed they will become independent developers again. Read more
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As ZeniMax also faces cuts, Xbox seeks a “significant overhaul” to focus on Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, Quake, and other big franchises
Following weeks of rumours and speculation, Microsoft and Xbox have announced today around 3200 jobs are being cut before financial year 2027 ends, with a number of studios being let go to find new owners or go independent. As more details pour out, we’ve also learned ZeniMax Media and Bethesda Softworks are facing cuts -…
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Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs and shrinks Xbox in ‘significant restructure’
The sweeping layoffs equate to roughly 2.1% of Microsoft’s workforce, with 1,600 job losses at Xbox.