Microsoft restructuring
Microsoft CEO Calls Xbox Layoffs 'Great to See' - The Tone-Deaf Optimism Behind Gaming's Biggest Restructure
What Satya Nadella Actually Said, and Why It Landed So Badly According to secondary reporting, Nadella's comment referenced "some amount of streamlining Asha is doing... which is great to see."...
Halo Studios' Cinematic Director Was Promoted and Laid Off in the Same Week: Inside Xbox's 268-Person Reset
"Promoted and laid off in the same week is pretty wild." That is how Josh Daniels, until recently the cinematic director at Halo Studios, summarized his own week on LinkedIn. In a single...
Gears of War: E-Day Loses Story Director Juan Vaca to Xbox Layoffs One Week Before Early Access
A game goes gold, and the studio celebrates. Four days later, the person who led its story is out of a job. Roughly a week before players were set to log into Gears of War: E-Day, story director Juan...
Success Isn’t Enough: How Xbox Pulled Funding Forced IO Interactive to Close a Studio, Even After a 3M-Selling Hit
IO Interactive closed its Istanbul office and laid off staff after Xbox pulled funding for Project Fantasy, even though 007: First Light sold 3 million.
Elder Scrolls Online Dev Gutted by Xbox’s “Reset”: Half the Team Cut, Senior Talent Lost, and Roadmaps “Shifting” as a Result
For 12 years, The Elder Scrolls Online has been a reliable live-service earner for Xbox, until July 2026, when ZeniMax Online Studios was effectively halved by the company’s “most significant...