Yesterday news broke that Microsoft was moving to layoff employees all across the company, but no one was expecting the number of layoffs to be so high. Xbox game studios were also affected with one in particular getting hit hard. Ubisoft has been having a rough week with employees now calling out the CEO over recent comments.
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— Stadia ☁️🎮 (@GoogleStadia) January 18, 2023
Microsoft is laying off 10,000 people today, including in its gaming divisions such as Xbox and Bethesda. This mass layoff arrives exactly one year after Microsoft announced plans to purchase Activision Blizzard for $69 billion https://t.co/KGJ4wFtCvB
— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) January 18, 2023
Microsoft's layoffs today have affected employees in the following divisions:
• HoloLens
• Microsoft Edge
• marketing
• 343 Industries
• Bethesdahttps://t.co/aVeUflxFqt— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) January 18, 2023
Microsoft won't share specific numbers, but several employees have told me that 343 Industries was hit hard. This comes in the wake of a long-running hiring freeze and a lot of contractor departures
— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) January 18, 2023
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox-studios-behind-starfield-halo-and-gears-of-war-have-also-been-hit-by-layoffs
The layoffs at 343 shouldn't have happened and Halo Infinite should be in a better state. The reason for both of those things is incompetent leadership up top during Halo Infinite development causing massive stress on those working hard to make Halo the best it can be.
— Patrick Wren (@Witdarkstar) January 19, 2023
https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-paris-staff-called-to-strike-following-ceos-ball-is-in-your-court-comments
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ubisoft-ceo-apologizes-for-controversial-all-hands-email-amid-public-struggles/1100-6510673/
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/category/3e5a4aeb-33af-442a-ab10-61d946d3b33c/1?FULL_GAME=storeDisplayClassification
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00:00 – Start
00:44 – Dokapon Kingdom Connect Announced
1:57 – Forspoken Review Embargo Is Set For Monday
3:05 – Google Stadia Officially Rolls Credits
4:02 – Microsoft Set To Layoff 10,000 Employees
9:17 – Returnal Comes To PC Next Month
11:24 – Ubisoft CEO Called Out By Employees
15:24 – PlayStation Under 20 Dollar Sale Now Live
17:18 – Poll
18:05 – Comment Of The Day
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