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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's Message For Staff After Firing 3,200 Employees
In her email to workers, Sharma noted that 1,600 employees will be laid off on Monday, while the remaining ones will be let go over FY27.
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State of Decay 3 Developer Undead Labs Reportedly Facing Closure Amidst Xbox Cuts
State of Decay 3 developer Undead Labs is reportedly facing closure amidst a major round of cuts at Xbox. The company is set to shut down several studios and announce layoffs in July, and a new report claims Undead Labs is among the studios at risk of closure.
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Micosoft Planned to Shut Ninja Theory Before Senua Was Announced at Xbox Games Showcase: Report
Microsoft had reportedly already planned to shut down or spin off Ninja Theory when the studio announced its next game, Senua, at Xbox Games Showcase in June. The company reportedly believed that announcing a new game would help the studio attract new investment and split from Xbox.
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Microsoft Reportedly Shutting Down Hellblade Developer Ninja Theory, Several Other Xbox Studios
A week after Ninja Theory announced Senua, the next game in the Hellblade series, the studio is facing closure. Bloomberg reported Tuesday that the developer, alongside several other studios at Xbox, are at the risk of shutting down. Ninja Theory, Compulsion Games, and Double Fine are said to be in talks with Xbox to spin off.
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Microsoft Reportedly Considering Spinning Off Xbox, Accelerating Development of Fallout, The Elder Scrolls
Microsoft is reportedly weighing its options for restructuring the Xbox business amidst declining revenue and hardware sales. The company is said to be considering spinning off the gaming division or restructuring it as a wholly owned subsidiary. Xbox is reportedly also planning to invest more into its biggest franchises like Halo, Fallout, and The...
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Xbox Reportedly Planning Layoffs Next Month as CEO Asha Sharma Details Need to 'Reset' Business
Microsoft is reportedly planning a significant round of layoffs at Xbox as the division's new leadership implements a business reset. The layoffs will be implemented next month, a Bloomberg report said. Xbox chief Asha Sharma said in a memo that the company needed to face hard truths and overhaul its business across content, services, and hardware.
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Forza Motorsport Team 'No More', Romero Games 'Completely Closed' Following Microsoft Cuts
The latest round of cuts at Microsoft has impacted the Forza Motorsport team and reportedly led to Ireland-based Romero Games being closed. Microsoft slashed four percent of its total workforce last week and cancelled several projects in development at multiple Xbox-owned studios.
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Microsoft Cancels Perfect Dark, Shuts Down Developer The Initiative in Widespread Xbox Cuts
Microsoft cancelled the Perfect Dark reboot in the works at first-party studio The Initiative and shut down the developer as part of wide-ranging layoffs at the company. The Xbox division was hit hard, with layoffs impacting Rare, Zenimax and other studios.
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Microsoft Reportedly Planning 'Substantial' Layoffs at Xbox Division Next Week
Microsoft will reportedly cut jobs at its gaming division next week. This would be the fourth round of layoffs at Xbox since the beginning of 2024. Last year, the Xbox parentshut down three Xbox studios.
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Microsoft Announces 650 Layoffs at Xbox Unit in Bid to Cut Costs After Activision Acquisition
Microsoft is laying off 650 employs from its Xbox unit. The job cuts will affect mostly corporate and supporting functions, the report said, citing a memo sent to staff by Xbox chief Phil Spencer.
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Microsoft to Lay Off 1,900 Staff at Gaming Division, Including Recently Acquired Call of Duty Maker Activision
Microsoft will let go of 1,900 employees at Activision Blizzard and Xbox this week, it said on Thursday, the latest cuts in the technology sector that has extended massive layoffs over the past years into 2024.
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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's Message For Staff After Firing 3,200 Employees
In her email to workers, Sharma noted that 1,600 employees will be laid off on Monday, while the remaining ones will be let go over FY27.
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State of Decay 3 Developer Undead Labs Reportedly Facing Closure Amidst Xbox Cuts
State of Decay 3 developer Undead Labs is reportedly facing closure amidst a major round of cuts at Xbox. The company is set to shut down several studios and announce layoffs in July, and a new report claims Undead Labs is among the studios at risk of closure.
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Micosoft Planned to Shut Ninja Theory Before Senua Was Announced at Xbox Games Showcase: Report
Microsoft had reportedly already planned to shut down or spin off Ninja Theory when the studio announced its next game, Senua, at Xbox Games Showcase in June. The company reportedly believed that announcing a new game would help the studio attract new investment and split from Xbox.
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Microsoft Reportedly Shutting Down Hellblade Developer Ninja Theory, Several Other Xbox Studios
A week after Ninja Theory announced Senua, the next game in the Hellblade series, the studio is facing closure. Bloomberg reported Tuesday that the developer, alongside several other studios at Xbox, are at the risk of shutting down. Ninja Theory, Compulsion Games, and Double Fine are said to be in talks with Xbox to spin off.
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Microsoft Reportedly Considering Spinning Off Xbox, Accelerating Development of Fallout, The Elder Scrolls
Microsoft is reportedly weighing its options for restructuring the Xbox business amidst declining revenue and hardware sales. The company is said to be considering spinning off the gaming division or restructuring it as a wholly owned subsidiary. Xbox is reportedly also planning to invest more into its biggest franchises like Halo, Fallout, and The...
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Xbox Reportedly Planning Layoffs Next Month as CEO Asha Sharma Details Need to 'Reset' Business
Microsoft is reportedly planning a significant round of layoffs at Xbox as the division's new leadership implements a business reset. The layoffs will be implemented next month, a Bloomberg report said. Xbox chief Asha Sharma said in a memo that the company needed to face hard truths and overhaul its business across content, services, and hardware.
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Forza Motorsport Team 'No More', Romero Games 'Completely Closed' Following Microsoft Cuts
The latest round of cuts at Microsoft has impacted the Forza Motorsport team and reportedly led to Ireland-based Romero Games being closed. Microsoft slashed four percent of its total workforce last week and cancelled several projects in development at multiple Xbox-owned studios.
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Microsoft Cancels Perfect Dark, Shuts Down Developer The Initiative in Widespread Xbox Cuts
Microsoft cancelled the Perfect Dark reboot in the works at first-party studio The Initiative and shut down the developer as part of wide-ranging layoffs at the company. The Xbox division was hit hard, with layoffs impacting Rare, Zenimax and other studios.
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Microsoft Reportedly Planning 'Substantial' Layoffs at Xbox Division Next Week
Microsoft will reportedly cut jobs at its gaming division next week. This would be the fourth round of layoffs at Xbox since the beginning of 2024. Last year, the Xbox parentshut down three Xbox studios.
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Microsoft Announces 650 Layoffs at Xbox Unit in Bid to Cut Costs After Activision Acquisition
Microsoft is laying off 650 employs from its Xbox unit. The job cuts will affect mostly corporate and supporting functions, the report said, citing a memo sent to staff by Xbox chief Phil Spencer.
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Microsoft to Lay Off 1,900 Staff at Gaming Division, Including Recently Acquired Call of Duty Maker Activision
Microsoft will let go of 1,900 employees at Activision Blizzard and Xbox this week, it said on Thursday, the latest cuts in the technology sector that has extended massive layoffs over the past years into 2024.
