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Xbox Hit With Layoffs and Game Cancellations

Microsoft’s largest layoff in years hits Xbox, sales and other divisions

Microsoft says it is laying off about 9,000 workers, its second mass layoff in months and its largest in more than two years.

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Inc.com on MSN · 1d

Microsoft’s Xbox CEO Just Explained Why the Company Is Laying Off 9,000 People. It’s Not Great

Earlier this week, Microsoft confirmed it was laying off 9,000 people, according to The Seattle Times. This follows a round of layoffs in May, and brings the total number to more than 15,000 people company-wide.

Wired · 3d

Xbox Hit With Layoffs and Game Cancellations as Microsoft Cuts 9,000 Jobs

These changes come at a time when we have more players, games, and gaming hours than ever before,” said Xbox head Phil Spencer in an email to staff.

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Xbox's sci-fi looter-shooter Blackbird was scrapped even after leaving execs 'blown away'

Xbox was well on its way to delivering a sci-fi stylized game with plenty of exciting movement mechanics before an abrupt ...

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Xbox Invites Developers To AI Roundtable The Same Day It Does Mass Layoffs

We are excited to be heading to Gamescom 2025 in Cologne, Germany, again this year! If you will also be attending, we are ...

GamesIndustry.biz2d

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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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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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 ...

Eurogamer2d

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.

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Laid-off workers should use AI to manage their emotions, says Xbox exec

Turnbull acknowledged that people have some “strong feelings” about AI tools like ChatGPT and Copilot, but suggested that ...

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 ...

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