… If the studios under Xbox that are at risk of being shut down aren't able to negotiate terms for a buyout, then these layoffs could be some of the worst we've seen from Xbox yet, which is an incredibly high bar that Xbox continues to surpass, to everyone's great disappointment and chagrin. …
… Regardless, it seems like the face of the industry is about to change, with more mass layoffs and studio closures that could see some of the most iconic studios in video game history get shuttered, if this all ends up being even worse than we already expect it to be. …
… He namedropped a lot of studios that might soon be affected by either studio closures or layoffs, and they were a mix of studios notoriously in financial difficulty and a few unsuspecting ones: Related Story Xbox Plans to Shutter Compulsion Games, Arkane Lyon Also “Scared” of Being Shut Down, it’s … …
UPDATE Ubisoft reached out to state that there are no " production layoffs " in the Montréal office. ORIGINAL STORY French website Les Echos has revealed that Ubisoft is enacting another round of layoffs and studio closures. …
… Related Story Nacon Connect 2026 Pushes Forward With Big Reveals and Updates as Insolvency Threatens Studios Behind the Games The move to shutter Big Bad Wolf also comes along with reports of layoffs at Kylotonn , which, along with Cyanide and the now-shuttered Spiders, is also one of the studios t… …
… But the rumors said other studios would be affected, too: a French journalist namedropped Arkane Lyon , Bethesda Game Studios , and id Software . …
… Original Story : Related Story Compulsion, Double-Fine, Ninja Theory, and “Several Other Studios” at Xbox Reportedly Negotiating Buyouts to Avoid Being Shuttered Shortly after a report from Bloomberg claimed Xbox was planning more mass layoffs for the end of June 2026 , a report from The Verge adde… …
… Even if there's no threat of closure, the threat of mass layoffs and project cancellations apply across the entire Xbox Games Studios portfolio. …
In the middle of the umpteenth round of layoffs and studio closures at game development companies, big and small alike, gaming market analytics firm Newzoo reports that the games market reached a new revenue record in 2025, at $201.6 billion , surpassing $200 billion for the first time in history. …
… Now, whether that means closure or significant layoffs is up for interpretation. The British studio headquartered in Twicross, England, has been active for more than 40 years . …
