Microsoft is implementing widespread layoffs impacting up to 9,000 employees, significantly affecting its Xbox division.

Several Xbox games were cancelled after tech giant Microsoft announced mass layoffs last week, affecting around 9,000 people.

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Microsoft announce massive layoffs, including Xbox. Multiple games are cancelled, and rumors claim Phil Spencer won't remain ...

One of the areas he touched on was the future of consoles and how the "big trend" of PC and mobile is somewhat taking over - ...

Matt Turnbull of Xbox Game Studios shared a now-deleted LinkedIn post encouraging laid-off employees to lean on AI tools like ...

Microsoft's latest round of layoffs has ended development on a number of games, ranging from Everwild to an unannounced ...

Earlier this week, Microsoft confirmed it was laying off 9,000 people, according to The Seattle Times. This follows a round ...

Following the news that 9,000 people are being laid off at the company, one Xbox executive offered some questionable words of ...