Xbox lays off 268 more employees, merges Obsidian into Bethesda, and puts Activision in charge of Halo
Xbox has announced another round of layoffs, cutting 268 employees and reorganizing several studios. Activision will now oversee the development of the next Halo game, while Obsidian Entertainment is being merged into Bethesda. Other studios like Playground Games and Turn 10 Studios are also being formally merged.
- Entities
- Company: King
- Company: Microsoft
- Company: Activision
- Company: Playground Games
- Game: Candy Crush Solitaire
- Company: Ninja Theory
- Game: Halo
- Company: Obsidian Entertainment
- Topic: Studio Restructuring
- Topic: Layoffs
- Company: Compulsion Games
- Company: Turn 10 Studios
- Company: Bethesda
- Company: Undead Labs
- Company: Xbox
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