… The current top trending post on Xbox’s player voice feedback portal is titled “ End studio closures and stop the cycle of layoffs .” It reads: The layoff of 3,200 workers at XBOX across Activision, Bethesda/ZeniMax, Blizzard, King, Mojang, Obsidian, id Software, and XBOX Game Studios is unacceptab… …
… All articles Tags: Labor Feature layoffs xbox accessibility Freelance News More in Labor See all News If A Company Does Three Layoffs In Seven Months, Maybe It’s Bad At Being A Company By Riley MacLeod / 21 Jul 2026 News Unions File Unfair Labor Complaints Against Microsoft Over Decision To ‘Unlawf…
… The union claimed BARB was “misusing funds after so many mass layoffs for the ‘playtest day’, with fans being flown in and given accommodation in order to do the work that now-fired staff would otherwise be doing.” “Today's playtest is little more than a grandstanding gesture from managers who cont… …
… In the story’s respectable effort to not shy away from the layoffs, but also without any willingness to actually go into how Xbox ended up here and its consequences–either to not alienate readers who don’t care about gaming, or to not offend its subjects–, the story leaves out a mind-bending amount… …
… And now I…finally have the chance to help shape that vision? …
… During today’s State of Unreal presentation in Chicago, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney suggested that this is a very “different” vision of the future than the one proposed by Roblox , which Sweeney suggested could “grow and eat gaming.” But, at least on paper, it’s difficult to read Epic’s plan for a massive… …
… At one point Sharma ends one paragraph discussing Xbox’s ballooning portfolio and losing 64 cents for every dollar invested with “…we will help independent creators succeed by providing open development tools and audiences to realize their vision.” OK, I am sure that will help all the people out of… …
… Again, these aren’t necessarily Sharma’s vision. …