Tag: Layoffs
Report Xbox Execs Were 'Blown Away' By Cancelled ZeniMax Game Earlier This Year
"Employees were stunned to see it get caught up"
Yesterday, one of the games that was reported to be cancelled as part of the Xbox layoffs was an unannounced ZeniMax Online Studios project, and according to a new report, employees were "stunned" to see it get shut down. This is coming from Jason Schreier at Bloomberg, who says the game (codenamed...
Report Multiple Industry Veterans To Leave Xbox Studios Amidst Layoffs
Including big departures at Rare and ZeniMax Online Studios
The bad news about today's Xbox layoffs isn't over just yet, as some major names at multiple Xbox studios are said to be leaving their positions - either coincidentally or as a result of what we've been hearing all afternoon. Firstly, Zenimax Online Studios president Matt Frior is...
News Microsoft Is Seemingly Cutting Back On Its Quality Assurance Efforts With Xbox
"The Xbox user research team has been hit hard"
As we're sure you're all aware by now, Microsoft has been cutting staff like nobody's business this week, and their efforts are in-part due to 'streamlining' the business - or as Xbox exec Matt Booty says: "to adjust priorities and focus resources". Well, it seems as though these adjustments will be...
News Xbox's Matt Booty Issues Statement On Layoffs And Game Cancellations
"We did not make these choices lightly"
We've heard about lots of layoffs at Xbox today, which has led to multiple cancelled games highlighted by Perfect Dark and Everwild, and Xbox Game Studios chief Matt Booty has issued an internal statement about this to employees. In his statement, as shared by
News Two More Xbox Games Are Being Cancelled, Including Perfect Dark
The Initiative has been shut down as a result
News about the Xbox layoffs continues to trickle in today, and these latest reports have left us pretty speechless - they say that both a new ZeniMax MMORPG and the Perfect Dark reboot (!) have now been cancelled. The ZeniMax game was being made by the Elder Scrolls Online team, and Bloomberg's Jason...
News Xbox's Everwild Gets Cancelled As Layoffs Hit Sea Of Thieves Developer
Update: It's now official
We told you folks to brace yourselves today and that's exactly what's needed. Following news earlier that fresh Microsoft layoffs were starting to hit Xbox teams, it's being reported that Rare is now one of the studios affected - and its Everwild project has seemingly been cancelled as a result. This is coming from outlet
News Xbox Layoffs Begin As Phil Spencer Shares Internal Microsoft Gaming Update
"Today we are sharing decisions that will impact colleagues"
Brace yourselves, folks - Microsoft is in the midst of announcing another round of layoffs across multiple Xbox divisions. For now, Activision's King team and some of Bethesda's ZeniMax marketing team are seemingly affected, with Phil Spencer addressing impacted employees in a lengthy...
News Forza Motorsport Studio Said To Be 'Bracing' For Job Cuts At Xbox
"I've heard from sources"
The report about imminent Xbox layoffs is unsurprisingly sparking off a lot of discussion on social media and various other communities right now, and various industry reporters are continuing to reveal what they've heard so far. Following Bloomberg's report about the layoffs, and industry veteran George Broussard...
News Imminent Xbox Layoffs Could Include Entire Studios, Warns Industry Veteran
"Good luck to all involved. Brutal."
Back on Tuesday, it was reported that Microsoft could be making major layoffs throughout the Xbox division at some point next week, and industry veteran George Broussard has now chimed in with what he knows about the situation. Broussard, who worked on the likes of Duke Nukem, Max Payne and Prey back in the day,...
Report Xbox Suffering Major Layoffs Next Week, Microsoft Declines To Comment
"Managers within Xbox are expecting substantial cuts"
We've had a lot of great Xbox news recently, but there's a report about job cuts doing the rounds today courtesy of Bloomberg which sadly says "major layoffs" are expected throughout the Xbox division at some point next week. The report specifically mentions that managers within Xbox are...
News It Sounds Like MindsEye Is Leading To Major Layoffs At The Studio
Potentially 100+ of the 500 staff
It probably won't come as much of a surprise to hear that MindsEye, which is one of the most controversial Xbox games of 2025 so far, is apparently leading to mass layoffs at the new development studio Build a Rocket Boy. A report from IGN mentions that over 100 employees are potentially affected according to...
News Microsoft Has Announced More Layoffs In Its Gaming Division, Says New Report
Amount of job cuts not specified
During 2024, Microsoft made heavy job cuts across multiple divisions including Xbox, and a new report suggests that this culling of staff isn't stopping into the new year. First reported on by Business Insider (paywalled) and shared by GamesIndustry.
Rumour Microsoft Employees 'Completely Confused' About New Xbox Strategy, Says Insider
"Most employees I have spoken to..."
Xbox seems to be chopping and changing its overall strategy quite a lot these days, with numerous multiplatform ports marking one of the biggest changes internally over at Team Green. While the almost-constant shifting is proving to be somewhat confusing for the fanbase, as it turns out, it might actually be...
News Xbox Reportedly Told To 'Go Dark' On Social Media Following Latest Round Of Layoffs
To avoid another "Feel the Burn" incident
Earlier today, it was reported that 650 employees were being laid off from Microsoft Gaming, with many of those said to be from Activision Blizzard. Things have been pretty quiet ever since, and it seems there's a good reason for that. According to The Verge's Tom Warren, Xbox's social media teams were told...
News Microsoft Layoffs Are Reportedly Affecting Team Xbox
Along with other divisions of the company
Microsoft has reportedly initiated a number of layoffs across various divisions, including the Xbox team. According to a report by Business Insider, the internal shift amounts to "less than" 1,000 employee redundancies at Microsoft. As mentioned, Xbox is apparently one of the divisions to suffer, alongside...
