https://gameranx.com/updates/id/490365/article/blizzard-entertainment-is-cutting-100-jobs/
Microsoft layoffs in Korea
https://pulsenews.co.kr/view.php?year=2024&no=117990
More Microsoft Layoffs
https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/companies/arid-41332687.html
The new narrative (spin) is, Microsoft has mass layoffs because of "AI" (even though Microsoft debt surged to 111+ billion)
https://www.wtkr.com/major-companies-including-microsoft-google-and-amazon-cutting-jobs
"some of the largest losses have been at Microsoft, which made 1,900 redundancies in its 22,000 person gaming division, some 8.64%"
https://bgr.com/business/game-over-how-tech-layoffs-are-reshaping-gaming-industry-jobs/
Microsoft is insignificant in search
https://www.chiangraitimes.com/tech/apple-and-microsoft-win-exemption-from/
"My employer, Microsoft, was laying off 1,900 workers and it was all over the news."
https://gamersgrade.com/despite-game-industry-layoffs-i-have-hope-thanks-to-our-zenimax-union/
Trying to unionise amid mass layoffs by Microsoft
https://www.polygon.com/24065388/zenimax-media-cwa-microsoft-union
Microsoft prepares for the possibility of abolishing XBox and just becoming game "store"
https://uk.pcmag.com/games/150873/microsoft-expected-to-bring-xbox-games-to-ps5-switch
"Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said that the layoffs were part of a greater "execution plan" to reduce overlap within the company,"
But they shut down entire studios, where zero overlap existed, so basic fact-checking shows he's lying through his teeth https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-layoffs-contagious-get-worse-analyst-2024-2?r=US&IR=T
Toys for Bob closes physical studio location
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/toys-for-bob-closes-physical-studio-location
Microsoft #1 for tech layoffs in 2024
https://www.thewindowsclub.com/list-of-tech-layoffs-in-2024
Misleading as the layoffs happen when Microsoft is 111 billion dollars in debt (unprecedented)
https://www.businessinsider.com/layoffs-happening-at-tech-firms-that-are-doing-just-fine-2024-2?r=US&IR=T
Microsoft Conveniently Shifts All Blame to Activision After Massive Layoffs Leave Call of Duty Fans Fuming
https://fandomwire.com/microsoft-conveniently-shifts-all-blame-to-activision-after-massive-layoffs-leave-call-of-duty-fans-fuming/
479 more laid off by Microsoft
https://honknews.com/layoffs-hit-orange-county-more-than-400-employees-affected-at-video-game-company/154505/
"..Microsoft’s recent layoffs, including 1,900 employees from the gaming division, have raised questions about the company’s long-term plans..."
https://cogconnected.com/2024/02/playstation-5-outpaces-xbox-series-xs-in-console-sales/
Rumor: Microsoft Held Internal Meeting Over Xbox Console Future
https://gamerant.com/microsoft-xbox-console-hardware-future-phil-spencer/
No future for XBox as a hardware product?
https://www.trueachievements.com/poll/56272/poll-are-you-concerned-about-the-future-of-xbox
In a way, it's kind of funny
Randall Collins coined the idea, don't trust anyone over 30. At 80+ he's still raging. The reason it's so funny is that Microsoft has gotten away with so much sh*t over the years. Microsoft is the establishment that intends on ruining the lives of... — read more
Microsoft Gamings Layoffs Hit Skylanders Studio
https://eng.bharattimes.co.in/microsoft-gamings-layoffs-hit-skylanders-studio-toys-for-bob-let-go-86-workers/
Microsoft claims Activision planned layoffs before acquisition
“In January, Microsoft announced plans to cut 1,900 jobs across Xbox, Bethesda and Activision Blizzard, representing roughly 8% of the 22,000 employees in its gaming division. In a complaint sent to the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals on... — read more
Microsoft's gaming layoffs will cause Activision's Toys for Bob physical office to close
https://www.neowin.net/news/microsofts-gaming-layoffs-will-cause-activisions-toys-for-bob-physical-office-to-close/
Microsoft layoffs affect 86 staff at Spyro, Crash Bandicoot studio
https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-layoffs-affect-86-staff-at-spyro-crash-bandicoot-studio
Is Microsoft ever going to slow down with layoffs?
What the fu-k is going on? We're no longer finding out about new layoffs monthly or even weekly, it's turned into a daily thing! What's the goal here? What's the target number? How many people are going to lose their livelihoods before those in... — read more
Microsoft's Xbox Layoffs Hit Crash Bandicoot And Spyro Developer 'Toys For Bob'
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/02/microsofts-xbox-layoffs-hit-crash-bandicoot-and-spyro-developer-toys-for-bob
Crash Bandicoot 4 Developer Toys 4 Bob Is Potentially Shutting Down As A Result Of Microsoft’s Layoffs
https://www.psu.com/news/crash-bandicoot-4-toys-4-bob-reportedly-shutting-down-as-a-result-of-microsofts-layoffs/
There are already signs of an "exit" strategy from XBox as a hardware product. Microsoft has lost billions on it.
https://www.polygon.com/24064964/xbox-consoles-multiplatform-third-party-hi-fi-rush-starfield-indiana-jones
So the majority of the mass layoffs at Microsoft so far this year are Microsoft (Xbox), not Blizzard
https://gameworldobserver.com/2024/02/07/activision-blizzard-layoffs-899-employees-infinity-ward
Layoffs Show That Tech Jobs Aren’t Sacred Anymore
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-07/tech-firms-fire-workers-with-no-qualms-as-silicon-valley-shifts
FTC files complaint against Microsoft for recent Xbox layoffs
FTC Dings Microsoft Over Activision Blizzard Layoffs in Court https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-07/ftc-knocks-microsoft-over-activision-blizzard-layoffs-in-court?leadSource=uverify%20wall FTC accuses Microsoft of misrepresenting its... — read more
Half of Microsoft's Recent Layoffs Affect Activision Blizzard
Microsoft is planning to cut thousands of jobs, and among them are the ones at Xbox and Activision Blizzard, which lost 1,900 employees, as was revealed last month. A new report states that Activision Blizzard will lay off 899 workers across... — read more
open AI down
https://www.similarweb.com/website/opena Will it ever make money or just continue losing a million bucks a day until "meraverse" scale mass layoffs?
"Microsoft's recent layoffs [...] shut down Xbox's entire physical game release divisions."
https://www.thegamer.com/xbox-physical-games-reportedly-not-stocked-listed-at-select-retailers/
Inflating snare price by paying people in stock instead of money
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/ex-microsoft-hr-vp-reveals-why-most-executives-dont-take-pay-cuts-to-prevent-massive-layoffs
Microsoft's Cash on Hand Falls to Lowest Sum in Over a Decade While Debt Soars
http://techrights.org/n/2024/02/02/Microsoft_s_Cash_on_Hand_Falls_to_Lowest_Sum_in_Over_a_Decade_W.shtml
Why don't many executives take pay cuts to avoid layoffs? An ex-Microsoft HR VP explains.
https://www.businessinsider.com/executives-pay-cuts-dont-avoid-prevent-layoffs-2024-2?r=US&IR=T
Microsoft's Debt Soars to 111.4 Billion Dollars
https://finbox.com/NASDAQGS:MSFT/explorer/total_debt/
Call of Duty League loses 80% of staff amid Microsoft layoffs
https://www.ggrecon.com/articles/call-of-duty-league-loses-80-percent-of-staff-amid-microsoft-layoffs/
Microsoft Layoffs Ensue
https://www.thehrdigest.com/microsoft-layoffs-ensue-the-trend-of-job-cuts-persists-into-2024/
While impressing shareholders about Xbox (nope, Blizzard!) revenue, Microsoft avoids saying "layoffs" when talking about 1900 job losses
https://www.vg247.com/xbox-revenue-up-earnings-call-microsoft-avoids-saying-layoffs