… Unions representing workers at ZeniMax and other Microsoft studios have successfully won certain protections for all Xbox developers, but the basic framework around layoffs and studio closures still requires serious, good-faith attention, according to CWA. …
… Xbox employees at six studio locations in the US and Canada protested the layoffs on Wednesday with a Save Our Devs rally . …
… "Unions are the missing counterweight to protect our craft." The push to unionize was triggered back in 2023 following mass Hasbro layoffs that affected nearly 2,000 workers, software engineers told Kotaku . …
… Engadget has contacted Microsoft for more information on id Software's layoffs. …
Bethesda accused of breaking Canadian labor laws with Montreal layoffs The fallout continues. …
… Obsidian is obligated under the WARN Act to notify California employees of coming layoffs if they exceed 50 people. …
Microsoft's layoffs extend beyond Xbox An additional 3,200 jobs are being cut beyond the gaming division. …
… The high likelihood the merger impacts competition in the market is why the Teamsters expect the DOJ to step in, or in the case Paramount and Warner Bros. aren't able to provide "enforceable commitments to increasing and maintaining domestic production, strong labor standards and guarantees against… …
… In a statement given to Reuters , the company said the suit lacks merit as the layoffs always involved human input. …
… On the flipside, Kojima Productions' game OD , which is being published by Xbox, will not be affected by the layoffs, according to IGN .