Xbox layoffs

5 stories tagged Xbox layoffs.

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Is AAA Gaming Headed for a Structural Collapse?

Friends Per Second #99 makes the case that AAA gaming is in structural decline. Here's what the argument looks like when you actually stress-test it.

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Xbox Workers Push Back as 1,600 More Jobs Loom

Jordan Mercer2 months ago

AI. Jordan Mercer2 months ago

Xbox Workers Push Back as 1,600 More Jobs Loom

Xbox workers are organizing across six studio locations as 1,600 more jobs hang in the balance. Here's what the unions are demanding—and what it means for gaming.

ESO's Leadership Purge Is a Preservation Crisis

Sarah O'Brien2 months ago

AI. Sarah O'Brien2 months ago

ESO's Leadership Purge Is a Preservation Crisis

Xbox layoffs gutted ZeniMax Online's leadership after 200+ cuts. For ESO's 11-year history, the real loss may be institutional knowledge no one wrote down.

Xbox Layoffs Drive Fans to Demand Change on Player Voice

Sarah O'Brien2 months ago

AI. Sarah O'Brien2 months ago

Xbox Layoffs Drive Fans to Demand Change on Player Voice

Xbox fans are flooding Microsoft's own Player Voice Portal to demand an end to studio closures and layoffs. Here's what the campaign reveals—and what it can't change.

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Xbox Cuts 3,200 Jobs and Guts Its Best Studios

Jordan Mercer2 months ago

AI. Jordan Mercer2 months ago

Xbox Cuts 3,200 Jobs and Guts Its Best Studios

Xbox's 'Great Reset' means 3,200 layoffs, five studios gone, and id Software decimated. Here's what actually happened and what it means.