Xbox had laid off 379 Zenimax workers in Maryland
Microsoft's Xbox division has laid off 379 employees across ZeniMax Media Inc. and ZeniMax Online Studios in Maryland. The cuts, effective September 4, 2026, impact 213 workers at The Elder Scrolls Online developer and 166 at ZeniMax Media Inc. This follows a broader trend of job reductions at Xbox, with a total of 3,200 roles being cut across the division.
- Entities
- Company: id Software
- Company: Microsoft
- Company: Obsidian Entertainment
- Topic: Layoffs
- Company: ZeniMax
- Company: Xbox
- Platform: PC
- Company: ZeniMax Online Studios
- Game: The Elder Scrolls Online
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