Sea of Thieves fans are concerned for Rare's future, as the studio has been consolidated under Activision as part of Xbox's latest reset.
IGN•Cade Onder22 Sept
Undead Labs has confirmed that State of Decay 3 is still in development after the studio separated from Xbox, becoming an independent, employee-owned developer.
IGN•Virginia Glaze22 Sept
Xbox has once again trimmed jobs as it further consolidates its business. Here's the status of each of its studios as of now.
Permission to leave the station, sir.
Dot Esports•Alexandra Wells22 Sept
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has implemented many changes over the past month. Here's every rumor, change, and game cancellation in our running news roundup.
Microsoft's bloody year continues with even more Xbox layoffs and a serious pivot for games like 'Halo.'
Microsoft’s Xbox is continuing what it calls a “reset,” announcing more layoffs and restructuring as it adjusts to a changing operating environment. Chief Content Officer Max Booty told employees in a memo Tuesday that the company would be eliminating 268 roles across Halo Studios, and in other areas including first-party studios. The company cut 3,200 […]
Deadline•Dade Hayes22 Sept
Activision gets Halo , Obsidian becomes part of Bethesda, and more internal shake-ups.
Ars Technica•Kyle Orland22 Sept
Xbox's turbulent 2026 continues with more job cuts and a probably closure of Ninja Theory.
The news comes as part of a "reset" announced by Xbox in July, with 3,600 planned job losses overall.
BBC22 Sept
Xbox has become a shell of its former self - and things are only getting worse. As part of its planned cuts impacting around 3,200 workers, the company announced today more changes that will further dilute the brand. Studios are being consolidated, others are on the brink of being closed altogether, and Xbox's most iconic […]
The Verge•Andrew Webster22 Sept
Following reports that a fresh round of job cuts was imminent at Xbox , the company has confirmed more sweeping changes as its major restructuring continues, which will see some of its studios combined, others closed, and 268 further layoffs. Read more
Studios like Obsidian, Playground, and Turn 10 will all see major internal changes according to Xbox. The publisher also announced more layoffs
Halo Studios is being cut by Xbox and moving to Call of Duty publisher Activision, Microsoft announced Tuesday in the latest round of layoffs.
Playground Games and Turn 10 are merging
Ninja Theory - developer of the Hellblade series of games, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, DmC: Devil May Cry, and Heavenly Sword - is entering consultation in preperation for the studio's closure as part of today's sweeping Xbox cuts and layoffs. Read more
Halo Studios (formerly 343 Industries) won't develop the next mainline Halo game because it's being what sounds like drastically reduced in size. Microsoft has instead given development duty to Activision, which is making "a new purpose-built team" separate to Call of Duty to make it. Read more
Microsoft has signalled its intention to close down Hellblade developer Ninja Theory after two deals to save the Xbox studio fell through.
IGN•Wesley Yin-Poole22 Sept
Xbox has laid off an additional 268 employees this week as part of its previously announced job-eliminations plan. The new cuts primarily come affect Halo Studios, other first-party studios and the XGS management and central functions layer, Xbox chief content officer Matt Booty said in a memo to staff Tuesday. Amid the cuts, the Microsoft-owned […]
Variety•Jennifer Maas22 SeptMicrosoft started a new round of layoffs on Tuesday, primarily in its Xbox gaming division but also including roles in other units such as Cloud + AI.