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Most of Destiny 2 team laid off despite massive player count spike
PlayStation Studios update on Bungie: The studio behind Halo, Marathon, and Destiny is hit with mass layoffs by Sony after final Destiny 2 update.
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Rock Paper Shotgun
· Jul 7, 2026
Xbox's layoffs come with a push to focus on series like Fallout, so naturally New Vegas devs Obsidian have reportedly lost around a quarter of their staff
Xbox laid off around 1600 people yesterday, July 6th, as mass cuts accompanied by the decision to part ways with five studios were set in stone. This substantial upheaval's also had plenty of consequences for the studios staying under the Microsoft banner, including a more concerted push to get remaining staff working on Xbox's most lucrative series. Fallout, for example. That hasn't stopped the reportedly cuts including around a quarter of the staff at noted Fallout spin-off developers Obsidian. Read more
Hindustan Times
· Jun 24, 2026
League of Legends down update: Thousands complain to Riot Games; how to fix ‘Client Down’ issue
League of Legends was down for thousands of gamers on Thursday, June 23, and many took to social media to complain to Riot Games.
That Park Place
· Jul 6, 2026
‘Supergirl’ Suffers Massive 74% Second Weekend Drop, Loses to ‘Young Washington’ at the Box Office
James Gunn’s new DC Universe has suffered another major setback as Supergirl collapsed in its second weekend at the box office, falling behind the patriotic historical drama Young Washington. After already opening below expectations, the latest DC Studios release starring Milly Alcock dropped a massive 74 in its sophomore weekend, bringing in just 9.6 million [] The post ‘Supergirl’ Suffers Massive 74 Second Weekend Drop, Loses to ‘Young Washington’ at the Box Office appeared first on That Park Place.
ComicBook.com
· Jul 6, 2026
Blizzard President Responds to Microsoft’s Sweeping Layoffs While Insiders Weigh in on Studio’s Future
Image Courtesy of Blizzard Entertainment Microsoft only just announced the sweeping cuts and layoffs that had been rumored for some time. Thousands of people were impacted, and Xbox has divested from multiple studios as a result. Even teams that weren’t cut loose saw layoffs. However, things have generally been quiet around Blizzard Entertainment, one of Xbox’s largest studios. This is []
DualShockers
· Jul 12, 2026
Destiny 2’s Final Update Marks the End of a Journey That Lasted Half My Life
With Destiny 2 receiving its end-of-service update, it's time to say goodbye and look back on a franchise that gave me so many golden memories.
CityNews Montreal
· Jul 12, 2026
‘Not a fun time’: Quebec video game industry in limbo as studios cut back
MONTREAL — At 10:30 a.m. last Monday, about a dozen employees at Bethesda Game Studios in Montreal learned they would be laid off. The group, part of a larger team of 120 at the Xbox-owned company, had been riding high with the ongoing success of action role-playing video game “Fallout 76” and another one called [] The post ‘Not a fun time’: Quebec video game industry in limbo as studios cut back appeared first on CityNews Montreal.
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Related coverage for "Most of Destiny 2 team laid off despite massive player count spike": Rock Paper Shotgun — Xbox's layoffs come with a push to focus on series like Fallout, so naturally New Vegas devs Obsidian have reportedly lost around a quarter of their staff. Hindustan Times — League of Legends down update: Thousands complain to Riot Games; how to fix ‘Client Down’ issue. That Park Place — ‘Supergirl’ Suffers Massive 74% Second Weekend Drop, Loses to ‘Young Washington’ at the Box Office. ComicBook.com — Blizzard President Responds to Microsoft’s Sweeping Layoffs While Insiders Weigh in on Studio’s Future. DualShockers — Destiny 2’s Final Update Marks the End of a Journey That Lasted Half My Life. CityNews Montreal — ‘Not a fun time’: Quebec video game industry in limbo as studios cut back