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Xbox Hit With Layoffs and Game Cancellations

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.

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 Games Cancelled as Microsoft Slashes 9000 Jobs

Microsoft has reportedly cancelled Everwild, an in-development game from UK-based Sea of Thieves developer Rare, and potentially other projects amid a round of layoffs that will see the company lose upwards of 9000 employees.

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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 ...

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Microsoft Insists Every Game Shown at Its Xbox Showcase in June Is Safe — but What Were the No-Shows?

Amid this week's layoff bloodbath, Microsoft has insisted every game shown at its Xbox showcase in June is safe. But what ...

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'These tools can help you...', Microsoft Xbox exec suggests using to help laid-off workers cope, sparking backlash

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

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Microsoft Makes Deep Job Cuts Across Xbox Division, Cancels Games

News of further job cuts trickled out slowly as other units of Microsoft Gaming, such as Call of Duty studios Raven Software ...

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New Xbox Game Pass Game Is a Remake of an SNES Classic

A new Xbox Game Pass game is a remake of a classic Square Enix RPG classic from 1995 that just came to Xbox consoles last ...

Hideo Kojima’s OD Xbox Game Is Still Reportedly In Development

Hideo Kojima's OD game might still be safe after Microsoft's latest barrage of layoffs and cutbacks to the gaming division.

Will Helldivers 2 come to Xbox Game Pass? Devs say “definitely not”

Although Helldivers 2 has achieved the impossible by coming to Xbox, Arrowhead has confirmed it will not be on Game Pass.

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Amidst Xbox job cuts and Microsoft’s AI push, Matt Turnbull promotes AI tools for helping manage layoffs

Microsoft, amidst layoffs impacting the Xbox division and heavy AI investments, saw Xbox Game Studios Publishing executive ...

Helldivers 2 is deploying on Xbox in August 2025

It’s official: the Super Earth Armed Forces are extending their recruitment drive. After over a year of Helldivers fighting ...

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