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Microsoft’s Xbox CEO Just Explained Why the Company Is Laying Off 9,000 People. It’s Not Great
Earlier this week, Microsoft confirmed it was laying off 9,000 people, according to The Seattle Times. This follows a round ...
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“Forza Motorsport Is No More,” Says Ex-Dev as Xbox Layoffs Hit Hard
The Forza Motorsport series might be done. That’s what a former Turn 10 Studios developer is saying after Microsoft’s latest ...
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 ...
Xbox Invites Developers To AI Roundtable The Same Day It Does Mass Layoffs
We are excited to be heading to Gamescom 2025 in Cologne, Germany, again this year! If you will also be attending, we are ...
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 ...
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Microsoft Xbox layoffs June 2025 - what's clear and what's not as the weekend nears - Eurogamer.net
Matt Turnbull, Executive Producer at Xbox Game Studios Publishing - after the Microsoft layoffs - suggesting on Linkedin that may maybe people who have been let go should turn to AI for help.
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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 ...
Laid-off workers should use AI to manage their emotions, says Xbox exec
Turnbull acknowledged that people have some “strong feelings” about AI tools like ChatGPT and Copilot, but suggested that ...