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Here’s every game cancelled by Xbox after devastating job cuts
Microsoft's latest round of layoffs has ended development on a number of games, ranging from Everwild to an unannounced ...
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Microsoft Insists Every Game Shown at Its Xbox Showcase in June Is Safe — but What Were the No-Shows?
Microsoft games canceled as part of the cuts include Rare’s Everwild, an unannounced MMO from ZeniMax Online Studios, the ...
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Xbox Layoffs: Perfect Dark and Everwild Get Cancelled
Xbox Layoffs Rock Gaming Industry as Perfect Dark and Everwild Get Cancelled Microsoft's gaming division is facing a massive ...
Xbox was funding Romero Games' new game, but layoffs have left the project in crisis
The news was initially confirmed in a statement signed by Brenda Romero and posted on X. “Last night, we learned that our ...
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Xbox gamers face heartbreaking news as huge N64 reboot gets cancelled
Rare's fantasy title Everwild has also been cancelled. Although announced in 2019, the game had a troubled development ...
Microsoft Stock Climbs as Layoffs Force Cancellation of Top Xbox Games
Halo Studios, Sledgehammer Games and High Moon cut staff, Raven Software reduced headcount, and Turn 10 Studios let go ...
Xbox Execs Reportedly Raved About ‘Blade Runner Meets Destiny 2’ Loot Shooter Before Canceling It
According to Bloomberg ’s sources, Spencer was so enamored with the game when he played it in March that Head of Xbox Game ...
Microsoft to lay off 9,000 employees: List of games and studios that may be affected by latest job cuts
Microsoft is implementing widespread layoffs, impacting around 9,000 employees across divisions, including its gaming studios ...
Opinion
Microsoft has never been good at running game studios, which is a problem when it owns them all
But there’s another story to be told here — and it’s older and, if possible, even sadder. Microsoft has simply never been any good at running game studios.
Microsoft layoffs hit Xbox division hard; 10% of Candy Crush team cut, multiple games cancelled
Microsoft's gaming division is undergoing significant job cuts, affecting hundreds globally, including layoffs at King. Major ...
"We were rapidly making real design decisions so as to not knowingly lie to players."
A developer who worked on Microsoft's now-cancelled Perfect Dark reboot has addressed the claim that last year's gameplay ...
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Xbox producer criticised for suggesting laid-off devs should use AI for ‘career planning and emotional clarity’
A producer at Xbox Game Studios has been criticized for suggesting that those affected by Microsoft’s sweeping layoffs this week turn to AI to deal with their job losses.