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Xbox’s Latest Layoffs Have Begun, and Microsoft’s CEO Calls the Streamlining ‘Great to See’
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella defends Xbox's sweeping cuts and closures, calling the 'streamlining' process 'great to see.'
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Laid off and need to network? TechCrunch offers a $75 pass to Disrupt 2026, limited to the first 100 who qualify.
Disney Legal Chief Warns Of “Hard Choices” & “Much Smaller Organization” Coming As Layoffs Loom
Disney's legal chief warns of 'hard choices' and a 'much smaller organization' as layoffs loom, per a leaked memo.
Ex-Halo Developers Speak Out As Massive Studios Faces Layoffs And Activision’s Takeover
Former Halo devs react to mass layoffs and Activision takeover, calling the studio 'reduced to a shell' and a 'jewel thrown in the garbage.'
AT&T Is Automating Away Jobs—and Its Old Telecom Empire
AT&T is automating away jobs, cutting staff, and abandoning copper wires as it bets on AI and cloud software.
Age of Empires Studio World’s Edge Loses Nearly Half Its Staff in Xbox Cuts
A studio of makers, once whole, was sundered nearly in half by a decree of change, leaving many without work.
Halo Leaders Mourn Studio’s De Facto Shutdown as One Employee Gets Promoted and Fired in One Week
Former Halo leaders mourn the shutdown of Halo Studios, where one employee was promoted and fired in the same week.
Gears of War: E-Day Story Director Loses Job at Xbox Just Days Before Game Release
Xbox lays off Gears of War: E-Day's story director Juan Vaca barely two weeks before the game's launch.
Gears of War: E-Day Story Director Laid Off Just a Week Before Early Access Launch
The story director of Gears of War: E-Day was laid off just one week before its early access launch, leaving his fate and the game's unknown.
Xbox’s Reset Continues: Halo Moves Under Activision as Microsoft Restructures Studios
Xbox shifts Halo, Rare, and World's Edge under Activision in a drastic studio restructuring. 268 layoffs announced amid the move.
Why Japanese Game Studios Aren’t Suffering From the Western Industry’s Layoff Crisis
Satvat says Japanese studios avoided layoffs by staying small, skipping live-service games, and paying executives far less than Western developers.