Microsoft layoffs
Age of Empires Studio World's Edge Reportedly Lost Nearly Half Its Staff - and Xbox's Own Announcement Never Said a Word
Two documents landed this week that, read side by side, tell a story neither one tells on its own. The first is Xbox's internal announcement, published to the official Xbox newsroom under the banner...
The id Software Paradox: Record Success, Massive Layoffs, and Doom’s Uncertain Future
The Numbers That Tell the Real Story The official Texas WARN notice confirms that 136 of approximately 185 id Software employees were laid off in July 2026. That is 73.5 percent of the workforce -...
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Joins Fed's AI Jobs Task Force Days After Cutting 3,200 Xbox Jobs
The Federal Reserve's July 9 press release set out task forces staffed with outside private-sector advisers; per secondary accounts, five task forces whose findings are reported to the Federal Open Market Committee. The Productivity, Jobs and AI panel was tasked with assessing "the economic...
Xbox Studio Closures in 2026: What Happened to Double Fine and Ninja Theory
The reset arrived fast. Sharma, who took over after Phil Spencer's retirement, described Xbox as "over extended" and set about shrinking it. The context is stark: Microsoft posted nearly $32 billion in profit in the quarter before the June 2026 report and continues heavy investment in AI. On 15...