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Xbox layoff reactions | The industry and ex-employees react to Microsoft’s biggest course correction in gaming

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 6, 2026
5 min

This post was put together by GamesBeat’s staff including Alex Lee, Dean Takahashi and Jolie Feld. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced today that Microsoft...

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Why Microsoft shouldn’t lay off so many Xbox employees | The DeanBeat

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 3, 2026
9 min

Microsoft is expected to lay off a lot of employees on July 6. We don’t have full transparency into the numbers yet, and we...

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Xbox faces new wave of layoffs next month | Bloomberg report

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 10, 2026
7 min

Microsoft’s new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is evidently planning a major wave of layoffs next month, according to a news report in Bloomberg. After...

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Sony shuts down remake studio Bluepoint

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 19, 2026
1 min

Confirming a report in Bloomberg, Sony has acknowledged it has shut down Bluepoint Games. The studio was known for its remasters of Shadow of...

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The game industry’s 2026 starts rough with 32 layoffs affecting 2,015 jobs | Amir Satvat

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 2, 2026
1 min

Defying rosy forecasts, the game industry has seen 32 layoffs totaling 2,015 roles affected so far in 2026, according to game jobs champion Amir Satvat....

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State of Game Industry survey sheds light on layoffs, GenAI views, unionization and tariffs | GDC survey

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
January 29, 2026
8 min

The organizers of GDC Festival of Gaming have released the results of the 2026 State of the Game Industry Survey, offering insights into key...

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Ironroot Games is a new studio founded by former ZeniMax Online developers | interview

Posted byby David Jagneaux
January 15, 2026
7 min

Ironroot Games is an all-new game development studio born from the ashes of the canceled Project Blackbird MMO that was in development at Microsoft-owned...

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Top 15 GamesBeat Interviews of 2025

Posted byby David Jagneaux
January 3, 2026
3 min

Every year, it feels like the previous year went by too fast, but looking back, there’s a ton that happened in gaming throughout 2025....

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A pivot or a pullback? Inside the layoffs that hollowed out Amazon Game Studios

Posted byby Alexander Lee
November 7, 2025
6 min

After getting decimated during last week’s companywide layoff, former employees of Amazon Game Studios believe the company’s recent cuts mark the beginning of the...

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Napster wants to create a metaverse for artists.

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Napster (formerly Infinite Reality) lays off some of its team | exclusive

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 27, 2025
2 min

Napster, the metaverse company formerly known as Infinite Reality, has laid off some of its staff, GamesBeat has learned. A spokesperson for the company...

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