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Following mass layoffs, Xbox exec recommends AI to cope
The thousands of recently terminated Microsoft employees, navigating one of the company's largest layoffs in years amid a ...
AI can provide 'emotional clarity and confidence' Xbox executive producer tells staff after Microsoft lays off 9,000 employees
Amid the largest round of layoffs in over two years, about 9,000 people, Matt Turnbull, Executive Producer at Xbox Game ...
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Xbox exec’s callous advice to those impacted Microsoft’s latest layoffs
Xbox's Matt Turnbull says those impacted by job cuts should use AI to navigate imposter syndrome and other things.
Even before the Xbox layoffs, there was 'tension' at Halo Studios
At least five employees at Halo Studios have been fired as part of company-wide layoffs at Microsoft on Wednesday, according ...
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Forza Motorsport franchise is dead at Xbox following mass layoffs
Among the affected studios was Turn 10 Studios, the steward of Xbox’s long-running Forza Motorsport series. The Forza ...
Microsoft continues Xbox layoffs, with jobs cut at King, Turn 10, ZeniMax Media, and more — read Phil Spencer's note to staff
Microsoft is again laying people off from its Xbox division, this time at mobile game developer King, with Bloomberg ...
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Xbox layoffs: Microsoft closes studio The Initiative, cancels Perfect Dark, Everwild, and unannounced projects
Update 3, July 2, 2025: Microsoft is reportedly closing The Initiative, and cancelling the Perfect Dark reboot that was fully ...
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Microsoft's largest layoff in years hits Xbox, sales and other divisions - The Toronto Star
Microsoft is firing thousands of workers on multiple teams around the world. Microsoft's largest layoff in years hits Xbox, sales and other divisions Skip to main content ...
Xbox was funding Romero Games' new game, but layoffs have left the project in crisis
Microsoft was rocked by more than 9,000 job cuts this week. A significant number have come from its gaming division, resulting in the closure of multiple game studios and the cancellation of numerous ...