The makers behind “South of Midnight,” “Hellblade,” “Psychonauts,” and “State of Decay” are already affected.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma calls it the most significant restructuring in Xbox history: 3,200 job cuts, four studio spinoffs, a new COO, and a flattened management structure — all aimed at turning around a ...

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma confirms 4 studios are leaving Microsoft, with a fifth, Arkane Studios, fate uncertain amid mass layoffs ...

Double Fine and Compulsion Games will become independent studios, Ninja Theory and Undead Labs will join new ownership, and Arkane Lyon is in 'consultation' ...

The industry has been bracing for large-scale Xbox layoffs in the wake of a new administration running the brand. Today, those layoffs have arrived, ...

'We must reset Xbox,' Asha Sharma says in a memo that outlines a year-long restructuring plan and concedes that Microsoft's bet on Game Pass and studio acquisitions hasn't paid off.

Microsoft's gaming brand cut 1,600 employees on Monday, with an additional round of layoffs expected before June 2027, ...

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said Microsoft’s video game business is in desperate need of a “reset,” which apparently means job cuts ...

Double Fine and Compulsion Games have thanked Xbox for allowing them to return to independence as part of Xbox’s significant restructuring plans. Although no studio closures or game cancellations were ...

Xbox is set to layoff 1,600 staffers Monday and up to another 1,600 over the next year in what new CEO Asha Sharma calls the “most significant restructure” in the Microsoft-owned company’s history. In ...

Summer 2026 has been a period of unfortunate news in gaming, particularly surrounding Microsoft, Xbox, and their associated studios. After recent leadership changes in Xbox’s gaming division, ...