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2026-07-15 4 stories
- ZeniMax Online Studios Leadership Exits Amid XBOX Layoffs 2 sources
- Laid-Off Elder Scrolls Online Designer Warns of Slower Content Updates 2 sources
- On the podcast: King dodges Xbox cuts, Destiny Rising, Google’s store fees, Ustwo slams platforms, June’s top games, more
- IWGB Game Workers union forms 'redundancy taskforce' to defend workers' rights
2026-07-14 9 stories
- Days after leaving Xbox, South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games broadcasts that it's looking for work 6 sources
- Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced crosses 2 million in sales as studio strikes over proposed layoffs 6 sources
- Users flock to Xbox Player Voice portal to ask for an end to cycle of layoffs 2 sources
- Xbox's cuts and layoffs don't solve its biggest problem — What will Asha do to solve Microsoft's biggest gaming crisis?
- Studio founded by former Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes GM lays off staff
- Spin Master lays off Paw Patrol: The Game devs two days after launch
- King escapes Xbox cuts – for now
- id Software producer says 'you'll never get another WoW or Morrowind in the current climate' in the wake of Xbox layoffs
- Even Destiny 2’s demise won’t save Rising
2026-07-13 10 stories
- Former Xbox Studio Compulsion Games Says It's Open to Collaborations 4 sources
- 'A kick in the teeth:' Game workers protest alleged misconduct at MindsEye developer Build A Rocket Boy 4 sources
- Xbox cuts "not the end" for The Elder Scrolls Online, insists ZeniMax, despite a drastic reduction in size 3 sources
- Warframe creative director says Destiny 2's end is tragic, because even with hard work 'the business side of this industry always gets the last remark' 2 sources
- Outer Worlds 2 Director Reacts To Mass Layoffs At Xbox And Dispels “Misinformation” 2 sources
- DOOM PS5 DLC Quietly Becomes One of 2026's Best-Rated Releases 2 sources
- Thousands of Xbox Players Demand an End to Layoffs, Studio Closures on Microsoft's Own Fan Feedback Website
- The Alters and Frostpunk developer 11 Bit Studios is laying off 20 employees
- New DOOM Game is in Development
- After Empulse Early Access Launch, 1047 Games Has More Layoffs
2026-07-12 3 stories
- We're not quite done with 2026, but here are 9 videogame bangers that have defined the year so far
- Obsidian Director Blasts People 'Running Their Mouths' About How the Studio Has Changed Following Xbox Layoffs
- Elder Scrolls Online studio echoes id Software, claims to now be the same size it was 10 years ago following Xbox layoffs
2026-07-11 5 stories
- The 7 best open-world fantasy RPG games like Avowed 2 sources
- Obsidian game director reacts to people "spouting off" about the studio and how it's not what it "used to be" 2 sources
- id Software insists in new statement that it still has "the crew we need to build the games and tech we're known for" 2 sources
- Ubisoft Reports 4% Drop in Average Employee Compensation
- John Carmack responds to Microsoft laying off id Software staff, and his comments hit hard for fans who watched him help build DOOM from the ground up
2026-07-10 15 stories
- Id claims it has "the crew we need to build the games and tech we're known for" following mass layoffs 10 sources
- "We mean business" - Bethesda union members to march in protest of sweeping Xbox job cuts 7 sources
- Obsidian Reportedly Still Working on Avowed 2 After Cancellation 4 sources
- Xbox leader Asha Sharma has joined a US government task force for employment, days after announcing restructuring that has left thousands of people without jobs 3 sources
- "My 'Microsoft will probably be a good steward of the brand' statement isn't aging well" - id Software co-founder John Carmack speaks out after devastating Xbox layoffs 3 sources
- Microsoft Refutes Notion That Foreign-Worker Visas Were Behind Mass Xbox Layoffs 2 sources
- Doom officially returns with an excellent brand-new release that's saddled with Xbox baggage 2 sources
- Assassin's Creed Black Flag Remake Studio Faced with Layoffs Despite Successful Launch 2 sources
- Xbox After The Layoffs: Studios Left And What They’re Making
- Windows Central Podcast: Copilot OS leaks and Microsoft Layoffs
- Own goal specialist Xbox rifles another into the roof of the net - Patch Notes #60
- Fallout 5, The Elder Scrolls 6, Blade, and More: As Xbox Layoffs Hit Hard, What's Going on at Bethesda?
- Enginefall developer Red Rover Interactive to cut workforce by 22 roles
- 'Surprised there was anyone left to post this': Fans react as The Elder Scrolls Online debuts seasonal content days after hundreds laid off from studio
- 'Staff Are Being Asked to Do More with Less': Brutal Xbox Layoffs Leave Those Spared in Limbo
2026-07-09 4 stories
- Asha Sharma joins Federal Reserve advisory task force days after laying off thousands at Xbox 5 sources
- Doom and Quake studio id Software reportedly gutted, leaving standalone capabilities in doubt and newly revealed game ideas dead 4 sources
- 'To Continue Being Produced Long Term, Games Need to Succeed, Not Just Be Beloved' — John Carmack Responds to id Software Layoffs 2 sources
- Bethesda Union calls for fans to voice their concerns regarding the recent Xbox job cuts at Bethesda, and they aren't sugar-coating their opinions