… These leadership changes come as Xbox reportedly prepares for larger cuts that may result in several studio closures . …
Microsoft's newly appointed gaming boss Asha Sharma has made more leadership changes at Xbox, this time hiring a handful of executives to help lead the company that include an industry analyst who said games were losing the attention war to gambling, porn and crypto . …
… The four notified workers still present at the company of a plan to transition to a new leadership team, formed of employees raised from the ranks of remaining staff. …
… In addition to Xbox's leadership reshuffle, Sharma also announced another major change within the company: the end of its unpopular AI tool, Copilot. …
… In an internal memo released on Tuesday, Sharma explained the decision as part of a push to revitalise the gaming company, which has struggled in recent years. …
… He will be departing the company this week. …
… After the 1st of September, he'll continue as an advisor to the company. This reveal comes only a week after Hasbro - the parent company of Wizards of the Coast - announced a $56m impairment charge against its gaming division and the cancellation of several in-development video games . …
As Xbox transitions into a new era under the leadership of new CEO Asha Sharma , big changes are happening at the Microsoft-owned publisher. Now, Kiki Wolfkill, the head of film and TV at Xbox, has exited the company. …
… The developer said a transition plan is "underway", and "further updates will be shared as new leadership is finalised". …
Bethesda Game Studios union workers have announced plans to protest the recent mass layoffs impacting Microsoft's Xbox division, telling members, "The company wants us to accept this as a done deal and quietly disappear. …