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2026-07-04 1 story
2026-07-03 1 story
2026-07-02 5 stories
- Is yet another Microsoft studio, Obsidian, negotiating with Xbox to avoid closure? Conflicting reports emerge 8 sources
- Hideo Kojima's experimental Xbox exclusive, OD, is reportedly safe from Microsoft cuts 3 sources
- Rumour: Halo Being 'Heavily Evaluated' At Xbox, But Remains Key Part Of Future Plans 2 sources
- Union workers establish hardship fund to support devs impacted by layoffs
- 'Fewer than 10' employees remain at Thick as Thieves studio following another round of layoffs
2026-07-01 6 stories
- 'I cannot do my job when Microsoft refuses to do theirs', say Xbox union workers as destructive reset looms from a company that spent over $80 billion on AI last year 4 sources
- Report: Hideo Kojima's Xbox Exclusive 'OD' Is Safe From Cancellation At Microsoft 3 sources
- OtherSide Entertainment lays off 18 from Thick as Thieves team 2 sources
- Dishonored developer Arkane is reportedly one of five studios Microsoft is targeting to close down as part of its big 'reset' 2 sources
- Developers at a Ubisoft studio have gone on strike in response to the publisher's latest round of sweeping layoffs 2 sources
- 007 First Light studio IOI facing layoffs as Xbox pulls funding for Project Fantasy RPG 2 sources
2026-06-30 10 stories
- IO Interactive to lay off employees after Xbox pulls support for untitled fantasy game 14 sources
- Report: Xbox considering sale or closure of Arkane, other studios, as layoffs loom 11 sources
- GTA 6 developers at Rockstar Games pushing to pursue official union recognition following 2025 sackings: "The union is now stronger than ever" 7 sources
- Xbox is reportedly considering closing State of Decay developer Undead Labs 4 sources
- Hideo Kojima’s OD Is Reportedly Safe From Upcoming Xbox Cuts 3 sources
- Xbox upheaval news: Rumors, changes, and cancelled games in 2026 2 sources
- CWA union says Xbox workers are not "disposable" as layoffs loom 2 sources
- Ubisoft Barcelona staff go on strike over 51 staff being laid off
- Quantic Dream Insists Its Star Wars Eclipse Team Has 'All the Necessary Resources to Complete Its Mission,' Despite Striking Staff Claiming Risk of Cancelation
- Amid Xbox “Reset,” Microsoft Is Having Its Worst Month In 26 Years
2026-06-29 9 stories
- Xbox reportedly stops signing third-party Game Pass deals 6 sources
- State Of Decay Studio Undead Labs Reportedly At Risk Of Closure 6 sources
- Supermassive Games CEO steps down following launch of Directive 8020 5 sources
- Xbox Devs Call For Worker Protections Ahead Of Likely Layoffs 3 sources
- Xbox Ending Contracts With Third-Party Vendors Ahead Of Studio Layoffs 2 sources
- With the Threat of Layoffs Looming, Quantic Dream Staff Say They're Going on Strike to Save Star Wars Eclipse From Cancelation
- UFL Developer Strikerz Lays Off More Than Half The Company
- Sony games boss says company will bravely keep sending live services over the top, despite cancelling 8 of the 12 ones planned for 2025 and wiping out most of Destiny 2's developers
- Rainbow Six: Siege developers go on strike through July to protest mass layoffs and RTO policies at Ubisoft Barcelona
2026-06-28 2 stories
2026-06-27 3 stories
- Star Wars Eclipse "literally cannot be finished" without more staff, insist striking Quantic Dream developers 3 sources
- PlayStation CEO makes hopeful comments about live service games amid Bungie layoffs 2 sources
- Ubisoft Barcelona to Strike Following Latest Restructuring Which Will Layoff 51 Developers
2026-06-26 7 stories
- Battlefield 6 is altering its long-range gunplay to feel more like Battlefield 4 3 sources
- True Scale of Bungie Layoffs Revealed, With Nearly 300 Cut From Its Bellevue, Washington Headquarters Alone 2 sources
- PlayStation Wants to ‘Revitalize the Market’ with New Live Service Games 2 sources
- South of Midnight studio Compulsion Games are allowing staff to openly seek new jobs ahead of possible Xbox layoffs, according to report
- Podcast: What’s next for Bungie after devastating cuts?
- Nintendo Raises Employee Base Salaries by 10%
- Keywords has laid off 128 employees in San Francisco
2026-06-25 6 stories
- Amid reports Xbox is preparing for significant layoffs, a wave of staff at South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games announce their departure 6 sources
- Bungie Studio Head Is Reportedly Stepping Down 3 sources
- On the podcast: Google Play store fees, Kingshot’s World Cup ads, AppsFlyer’s gets $1bn, Kabam layoffs, ex-King execs kill Queen, more
- Former Halo art director who complained about "fraud" and "cronyism" warns looming Xbox layoffs are a chance for bosses to settle scores
- Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced Had 15 Ubisoft Studios Developing It
- Amid mass layoffs at Bungie, the official White House X account issues sociopathic Destiny 2 meme