Xbox loses studio lead ahead of impending layoffs, chief of staff also departs
TL;DR: Xbox Game Studios head Craig Duncan and chief of staff Louise O'Connor are leaving as Microsoft plans major layoffs and a business reset. …
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From Game Awards finale to failure: Highguard studio collapses in under two months
… However, within weeks of Highguard launching , the studio was forced to let go of as many as 100 employees, leaving less than 20 staff to salvage the remainder of the title. …
Xbox employees offered Microsoft's first-ever retirement program amid studio closures
… The lump-sum cash payment depends on their position: mid-senior staff is offered a week of base pay for every 6 months of service, up to a maximum of 39 weeks. …
Xbox first-party studio closures target Compulsion Games, Double Fine and more, studios negotiating for independence
… The group's publishing parent, Xbox Game Studios, has also lost its leader: XGS chief Craig Duncan has also left Microsoft after 15 years and his second-in-command, chief of staff Louise O'Connor is also out. …
Microsoft is reportedly cutting hundreds of Azure jobs in China for the third time in two years
… In October, the company cut jobs on the Azure team while offering some affected staff the opportunity to relocate to Australia. …
Ubisoft cuts another 100 jobs at San Francisco studio in latest round of layoffs
… The two studios the company closed last week were Winnipeg and Belgrade, with Winnipeg reportedly losing 65 staff members and Belgrade losing 100 employees, and the studio permanently closing. …
Report: Bethesda layoffs may be happening as Xbox Game Studios breaks up
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Humanoid robot becomes the first of its kind to climb 20,000 feet up a volcano
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Insider pours cold water on rumors of Rockstar delaying GTA 6 release into 2027
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