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Xbox layoffs and game cuts wreak havoc on talented developers and the company's future portfolio — Weekend discussion 💬
It's unfortunate, but the Microsoft and Xbox layoffs, cuts, and cancellations have dominated the week's news cycle. But we ...
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Xbox Producer Advice Laid Off Employees to Turn to AI for Help on Future and Even Emotional Support
We wish we were joking, but one Xbox exec suggests that laid off employees use AI to cope with losing their jobs.
Even before the Xbox layoffs, there was 'tension' at Halo Studios
At least five employees at Halo Studios have been fired as part of company-wide layoffs at Microsoft on Wednesday, according ...
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Xbox layoffs: Microsoft closes studio The Initiative, cancels Perfect Dark, Everwild, and unannounced projects
Update 3, July 2, 2025: Microsoft is reportedly closing The Initiative, and cancelling the Perfect Dark reboot that was fully ...
Of the 9,000 workers let go in Microsoft's layoff blitz, less than half were at Xbox specifically
With numerous canceled games and a shuttered studio, the Xbox cuts were still less than half of the 9,000 lost jobs ...
AI Is Not in the Memo, but It Haunts Every Layoff at Xbox
Microsoft’s Xbox division just laid off thousands of employees, shut down an entire game studio, and canceled multiple ...
Xbox was funding Romero Games' new game, but layoffs have left the project in crisis
The news was initially confirmed in a statement signed by Brenda Romero and posted on X. “Last night, we learned that our ...