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Report Says Dishonored, Blade Developer Is Also On Xbox’s Chopping Block
Xbox reportedly wants to sell off the studio and cancel the project
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Inc.com
· Jul 6, 2026
As Microsoft Eliminates Almost 5,000 Employees, Its HR Chief Makes a Statement About AI
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Rock Paper Shotgun
· Jul 1, 2026
Xbox claim they're "not reducing [their] investment in games" despite looming cuts, as report claims under 2.5% of Microsoft's total workforce are in the firing line
Despite yesterday bringing more news of Xbox backing out of funding deals and considering putting studios on the chopping block, the company insist such moves aren't a sign that the mass cuts they've reportedly got in the works are a sign of them scaling back how much cash they're pumping into making games. At the same time, a new report claims that the layoffs wider Microsoft have planned are projected to affect less than 2.5 of the corp's overall workforce, not that that'll soften the blow by any stretch of the imagination. Read more
Metro
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Games Inbox: Is Nintendo Switch 2 and PC the perfect combination?
The Monday letters page is still coming to terms with PlayStation’s all-digital announcement, as a reader reveals the only video game to be released on vinyl.
Engadget
· Jul 8, 2026
Microsoft reportedly cancels Avowed sequel as Obsidian focuses on a Fallout game
The Fallout: New Vegas developer has not escaped Microsoft's Xbox layoffs unscathed.
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· Jul 9, 2026
Pitches for a co-op Doom, a new Perfect Dark, and a John Wick-inspired cyberpunk game were cooking at id Software before Microsoft layoffs reportedly led to 136 job cuts
Pitches for a co-op Doom, a new Perfect Dark, and a John Wick-inspired cyberpunk game were cooking at id Software before Microsoft layoffs reportedly led to 136 job cuts
Variety
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Creator-Focused Management Firm Fixated Expands With Talent Agency Alums (EXCLUSIVE)
Fixated, the creator-forward management company, is expanding its creator presence with new hires plucked from CAA and the creator-focused agency Evolved. The company said it has hired Skyler Spooner and Britt Rivera as vice presidents of talent, a move aimed at expanding the company’s focus beyond management and into content production, distribution, monetization and more. []
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