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Hitman Studio Still ‘100%’ Committed To New Fantasy Game Despite Layoffs After Xbox Abandons It
Project Fantasy is a new IP the Hitman studio was working on
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ArcaMax
· Jul 6, 2026
Xbox cuts 3,200 jobs as gaming business struggles
Xbox is hitting the reset button. Microsoft 's video game division plans to eliminate 3,200 jobs, or around 20 of its staff over the next year, as part of a sweeping reorganization to revive the company's lagging games division. The cuts are ...
Rock Paper Shotgun
· Jun 26, 2026
South of Midnight studio Compulsion Games are allowing staff to openly seek new jobs ahead of possible Xbox layoffs, according to report
With the days ticking down until July, when Xbox are said to be fully pulling the trigger on mass upheaval that could see studios closed and will almost certainly see jobs cut, bosses at one of the studios reported to have its future hanging in the balance have given some staff permission to openly seek new work. This, it's claimed, is the reason a bunch of devs at South of Midnight studio Compulsion Games have taken to LinkedIn ahead of any layoffs being confirmed to post that they're on the market for other jobs. Read more
ComicBook.com
· Jun 29, 2026
If Xbox Kills Game Pass, What Will It Have Left?
Collaborations between Xbox Game Pass and outside developers are reportedly going on a “pause” — which could be a serious problem for the future of the Xbox brand. According to reporting from Twisted Voxel, several third-party developers and publishers who had been in active negotiations with Microsoft for Xbox Game Pass deals “got the rug []
Bounding Into Comics
· Jul 9, 2026
DOOM’s Co-Creator John Romero Speaks Out on Xbox’s id Software Cuts
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IGN
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The Most Significant Restructure in Xbox History: Live Report
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The Internet Reacts To Xbox’s Layoff-Filled ‘Reset’ With Relief And Rage: ‘Another Stream Of Tone Deaf Excuses’
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