'One flag for each laid off dev:' Union workers stage unmissable protest for Xbox boss Asha Sharma
Union workers from the Communications Workers of America protested outside Bethesda's office during Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's visit, deploying an inflatable rat and red flags to represent each employee laid off under her leadership. The protest aimed to highlight the human cost of recent mass layoffs within Microsoft's gaming division, which have affected studios like Obsidian, id Software, and ZeniMax Online Studios.
- Entities
- Company: id Software
- Company: Microsoft
- Company: Obsidian Entertainment
- Topic: Layoffs
- Company: Bethesda
- Company: Communications Workers of America
- Company: Xbox
- Game: World of Warcraft
- Game: The Elder Scrolls 6
- Game: Call of Duty
- Company: ZeniMax Online Studios
- Person: Asha Sharma
- Game: Overwatch
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