These changes come at a time when we have more players, games, and gaming hours than ever before,” said Xbox head Phil Spencer in an email to staff.

Xbox's recent 'restructuring' outright led to the cancellation of many games, but it has done little to offer relief for other projects like Fable.

According to Bloomberg, Microsoft’s latest move will lay off 10% of staff at Candy Crush developer King, as well as thousands of other positions, namely within Microsoft’s gaming divisions.

Microsoft is cutting more than 9,000 jobs -- 4% of its global workforce -- and as a result, Everwild and the Perfect Dark reboot have been put out to pasture.

Microsoft Gaming will close down Santa Monica-based studio The Initiative and cancel its December 2020-announced Perfect Dark reboot amid mass layoffs, according to a Windows Central report. Xbox ...

Microsoft is scrapping two upcoming video games, a reboot of "Perfect Dark" and the fantasy title "Everwild," in addition to ending development on several unannounced projects.

The gaming layoffs come as part of an eye-watering round of cuts across Microsoft that amount to 4%, or roughly 9,100 of employees, losing their jobs. Microsoft has over 228,000 employees worldwide.

Microsoft's gaming division initiated significant layoffs. Hundreds of employees faced job cuts. King, the maker of Candy Crush, saw a 10% staff reduc ...

Following rumors of reductions that first began last week, Microsoft is set to lay off more than 9,000 employees worldwide Wednesday, including some in the Microsoft Gaming/ Xbox division.

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Microsoft lays off 1,900 in Gaming division post Activision Blizzard acquisition, aiming for a more sustainable cost structure. Amid layoffs, Blizzard President Mike Ybarra departs, signaling ...