Halo Studios hit by layoffs just days after Halo: Campaign Evolved launch
… Now, with layoffs impacting Halo Studios, it's clear that Microsoft is moving forward with its confirmed 3,200 layoffs, 1,600 of which were already made back in July. …
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id Software is finally talking about its future under Xbox after layoffs, and it’s more than just “another DOOM sequel”
… Rumors began swirling that Microsoft had well and truly gutted id Software, relegating its potential to a support studio, potentially ditching its legendary id Tech engine and focusing on building Unreal Engine games with other Microsoft studios. …
Rumors of the DOOM studio's demise are premature — here's why
… I'm told Microsoft also has no plans to shift either studio forcibly to Unreal Engine, which seems to have become the default for Microsoft and many other core game makers. Microsoft provided us this statement on the topic: "There are dozens of people working on id Tech across multiple locations. …
Bethesda's Union tells players to voice their concerns at Microsoft, and they aren't holding back
… Keep Teams Together - No layoffs for the next 2 years and end studio closures. Studio closures hurt the fans of that studio. XBOX is already profitable without reaching a billion people every day - Stop constraining XBOX by the unrealistic profit expectations of the Microsoft Accountability Margin. …
Halo Infinite devs were allegedly saddled with "double the responsibilities and duties" after Microsoft layoffs
… Allegedly, staff were so overwhelmed that they reached out to their laid off colleagues "to ask how to do jobs they weren't trained or hired for." Reportedly, Hintze also controversially referred to the layoffs at the developer as a "mass culling" during a studio-wide Microsoft Teams meeting; this … …
Xbox reportedly cut half of id Software — so what happens to DOOM now?
… In fact, I'd even have liked to see id Tech positioned to compete with the likes of Unreal Engine. …
Gears of War: E-Day playable demo and Xbox FanFest are coming to Gamescom 2026
… So, the game's developers, Coalition, decided to sate their appetite with a tech demo for Gears of War: E-Day at Unreal Fest Chicago. …
Epic Games CEO says Steam's AI disclosures are a "Scarlet Letter" that unfairly harm game developers
… TOPICS Cale Hunt Contributor LATEST ARTICLES 1 Bill Gates says athletes are safe from AI 2 Read Bungie's statement as Sony PlayStation layoffs come down on its devs 3 I bet you didn't think you could get a wheel for Forza Horizon 6 under $100 4 Microsoft and Xbox announce ANOTHER console price hike…
Xbox's Halo: Campaign Evolved remake has relied heavily on outsourced developers according to new report
… It's worth noting that in recent years, Halo's developers have frequently made use of contractors, though many former workers decried that policy in the wake of Halo Studios' infamous 2023 layoffs . …
New report says Microsoft might restructure Xbox, "move faster" with new Halo and Bethesda games
… Assuming everything in this report is true, it's interesting to know that Microsoft is floating the idea of a major Xbox restructure as Sharma begins to work towards her goal of making Xbox "where the world plays." Such a move may coincide with layoffs we know are coming in July . …