News Layoffs Hit GameSpot Again It's the fifth round of layoffs since the company was purchased by Fandom By Riley MacLeod Published: July 09, 2026, 4:43 pm | {shareOpen = false}, 2000 " Share to X {shareOpen = false}, 2000 " Share to Bluesky {shareOpen = false}, 2000 " Share to Facebook {shareOpen… …
… With that, my time in games media has also come to an end.” Associate editor Jesse Vitelli , deals writer Myles Obenza , and senior editor Henry Stenhouse also confirmed the layoffs on social media. …
… Many fans feared layoffs would follow after the company's announcement, with Bloomberg reporting that layoffs were planned. …
… There’s now also a grievance and arbitration process in place. “This means that if there's any violation in how layoffs are executed on the Zenimax QA bargaining unit, we can grieve it,” Autumn Mitchell, a senior QA tester at Zenimax, told Aftermath. “We actually were able to open some grievances o… …
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… Meanwhile, Microsoft is facing a "bloodbath" of layoffs, as Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier put it . …
… Hitman and 007 First Light creator IO Interactive saw Xbox pull funding from an in-development project, leading to layoffs. Kotaku reported some contractors losing their jobs ahead of today’s cuts, and reports spread that some third-party Game Pass deals were on hold . …
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… In an internal email, the company referenced an effort to “adapt how we work to better meet fans’ changing needs.” It’s the third round of layoffs at EA this year, with others impacting developers on Skate and Battlefield , the latter of which was the best-selling game of 2025 in the US. …