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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 ...
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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Microsoft Layoffs Are Here and These 3 Games Have Already Been Canceled
Microsoft is cutting more than 9,000 jobs -- 4% of its global workforce -- and as a result, Everwild and the Perfect Dark ...
Xbox Hit With Latest Mass Layoff Including Multiple Game Cancelations As Microsoft Cuts 9,100 Jobs [Update]
Reports and rumors of massive layoffs at Xbox have been building since late last month, and the first blood has now been ...
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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 ...
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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.
How AI can help you navigate layoffs, according to one executive producer at Xbox
Following the news that 9,000 people are being laid off at the company, one Xbox executive offered some questionable words of ...
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Lost Your Job? Xbox Exec Says Talk to a Chatbot About Your Feelings
Many are concerned about AI costing jobs in the game industry, but one Microsoft executive thinks AI could also be your ...