Xbox reportedly set to lay off hundreds more staff and "consolidate" several game studios in second round of major cuts this year
Microsoft's Xbox division is reportedly preparing for a second wave of significant layoffs, with hundreds of employees expected to be affected. The company is also rumored to be consolidating several of its game studios, including those under Bethesda, Activision, and Blizzard. This follows earlier cuts in July and a shift in focus towards established franchises.
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- Entities
- Xbox Game Studios
- id Software
- Bobby Kotick
- Microsoft
- Hellblade II
- Blizzard Entertainment
- Activision
- Ninja Theory
- Studio Consolidation
- Layoffs
- Compulsion Games
- South of Midnight
- Bethesda
- DoubleFine
- Undead Labs
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