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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 ...
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 ...
Microsoft Xbox layoffs June 2025 - tracking the situation as it happens
Tracking all of the news from unfolding Xbox layoffs. Which studios are involved, which games are affected. And what we think ...
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Microsoft layoffs: only half of the 9,000 affected devs worked for Xbox alone
New information has appeared about massive layoffs at Microsoft. Among other things, we learned how many employees will leave ...
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Xbox boss Phil Spencer not retiring soon after layoffs
Xbox head Phil Spencer is not planning to retire “anytime soon”. In response to retirement rumours that emerged amid the ...
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More Xbox Layoffs Announced, Phil Spencer Claims They Were Necessary
According to Bloomberg, Microsoft's Barcelona-based mobile game developer King is cutting 10% of its staff, which works out ...
Microsoft continues Xbox layoffs, with jobs cut at King, Turn 10, ZeniMax Media, and more — read Phil Spencer's note to staff
Microsoft is again laying people off from its Xbox division, this time at mobile game developer King, with Bloomberg ...
Microsoft's recent round of layoffs to impact about 4% of its workforce
The tech giant intends to reduce organizational layers by having fewer managers and streamlining its products, procedures and ...