Of the 3,200 employees that are being laid off throughout Microsoft's 2027 fiscal year, 1,600 are being affected today, Sharma said in a memo published to Xbox Wire. Sharma calls the cuts "most ...

The publishing group, which handles games like 2025’s Ninja Gaiden 4 and Kojima Productions’ upcoming OD and Physint, is also still around. Microsoft Casual Games, which makes things like Microsoft ...

Microsoft is making major cuts to its Xbox division, including laying off 3,200 employees and offloading four game studios, in an effort to restore profitability in the gaming business. The cuts are ...

Summer 2026 has been a period of unfortunate news in gaming, particularly surrounding Microsoft, Xbox, and their associated studios. After recent leadership changes in Xbox’s gaming division, ...

July 6 (UPI) --Microsoft announced Monday that it is laying off 20% of its Xbox workforce and is cutting ties with several game studios. The company is laying off 1,600 employees and plans to ...

The layoffs were part of wider cuts at Microsoft, as the company prioritizes spending on artificial intelligence. By Karen Weise and Zachary Small Karen Weise reported from Seattle and Zachary Small ...

Microsoft’s gaming brand cut 1,600 employees on Monday, with an additional round of layoffs expected before June 2027, according to an employee memo from Xbox CEO Asha Sharma. The layoffs are part of ...

Microsoft has announced a massive restructuring of Xbox after rumors circulated that the company would be closing several of its video game studios. In a public statement shared on X, formerly Twitter ...

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Microsoft’s latest Xbox layoffs could reportedly lead to the closure of more than five gaming studios. Although the publisher has yet to confirm any shutdowns, multiple reports have revealed several ...

Xbox owns a lot of studios across the globe; here's which ones are still active and which are not as of July 2026 Bethesda Blizzard Xbox Xbox Game Studios Back in 2020, we took a look at all of the ...