Despite promises of a reset, the unveiling of a fancy new logo, and a charm offensive for its new leadership, the news at Xbox has been getting increasingly worse throughout 2026. Between massive ...

The layoffs were part of wider cuts at Microsoft, as the company prioritizes spending on artificial intelligence.

Earlier in June, Bloomberg reported that Xbox was planning to make major layoffs in July. Subsequent reporting claimed South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games, Keeper studio Double Fine, Senua’s ...

Double Fine and Compulsion Games are going independent, and Microsoft is also selling Ninja Theory and Undead Labs.

Compulsion and Double Fine studios will become independent; Undead Labs and Ninja Theory will be sold. Xbox will also look to ...

Xbox is set to layoff 1,600 staffers Monday and up to another 1,600 over the next year in what new CEO Asha Sharma calls the ...