Gears of War: E-Day director laid off days after completing development as Xbox cuts reach The Coalition
Juan Vaca, the story director for the upcoming Gears of War: E-Day, has been laid off by Microsoft as part of its ongoing job cuts. This news comes just days after Vaca celebrated the game going gold, and it follows a larger wave of redundancies across Xbox studios, including Halo Studios. The reasons for Vaca's dismissal, particularly so close to the game's October 2026 release, remain unclear.
- Entities
- Company: Halo Studio
- Company: Microsoft
- Company: Ninja Theory
- Topic: Layoffs
- Company: Activision Blizzard
- Company: Xbox
- Company: Arkane Studios
- Person: Juan Vaca
- Topic: Game Development
- Company: The Coalition
- Game: Gears of War: E-Day
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