https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/microsoft-delivers-over-7b-in-gaming-revenue-in-q2-barely-mentions-almost-2-000-layoffs

https://www.firstpost.com/tech/ai-stocks-crash-companies-lose-billions-as-google-microsoft-other-tech-companies-reveal-earnings-13672552.html

https://www.ign.com/articles/blizzards-esports-division-among-those-hit-by-microsoft-layoffs

https://venturebeat.com/gaming-business/microsoft-lays-off-most-of-activision-blizzard-esports-organization/

check out the last paragraph... Microsoft Provides Upbeat Guidance and Forecasts Continued Strength in the Cloud By Eric J... — read more 

The Verge

https://leadership.ng/6-months-after-layoffs-microsoft-to-sack-another-22000-workers/

https://techxplore.com/news/2024-01-tech-layoffs-ai-wall-street.html

https://fandomwire.com/microsoft-gutting-call-of-duty-developers-layoffs/

https://www.xfire.com/microsoft-layoffs-doubt-future-call-of-duty/

This is not driven by bad results. Only by greed.

https://www.eurogamer.net/layoffs-at-toys-for-bob-and-sledgehammer-games-affect-between-30-and-40-of-staff-insider-says

https://www.altchar.com/game-news/crash-bandicoot-studio-toys-for-bob-loses-40-of-staff-due-to-microsoft-layoffs-a63OS3x7Z03T

https://ustimespost.com/cod-players-fear-microsoft-layoffs-are-heading-in-the-same-direction-as-halo-infinite/

https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/big-layoffs-at-microsoft-story-in-5-points-as-many-senior-executives-leaving-1000s-impacted-2493860-2024-01-26

https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/xbox-games-may-not-get-physical-releases-after-microsofts-latest-reported-layoffs-2498928/

https://gamerant.com/microsoft-layoffs-2024-activision-blizzard/

https://gamerant.com/microsoft-activitsion-blizzard-layoffs-customer-service-support/

https://qz.com/tech-layoffs-might-surpass-2023-1851198088 the focus there is on Microsoft, which will fire a lot more than 2k, after "soft layoffs" in Activision (since last year, according to insiders)

Is he fired or is he leaving on his own?

I know layoffs are normal after an acquisition, but so many people? Blizzard is absolutely gutted. WoW hasn't been in such a great place in a long while and now this? If the goal is to bring back players, shrinking the teams on its most popular games... — read more 

https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/1039412/activision-layoffs-sour-mood-ahead-of-microsoft-s-2q-report-1039412.html

https://techstory.in/layoffs-raise-concerns-about-microsofts-console-future/

https://techrights.org/n/2024/01/25/Microsoft_Lays_Off_Another_2K_Workers_Highest_Among_GAFAM_Layof.shtml

Sugar-coated mass layoffs "started experimenting with OpenAI's... — read more 

https://www.gamepressure.com/newsroom/microsofts-popular-fps-slowly-retires-priority-shiffts-to-new-pro/z767f4

https://www.jacksonprogress-argus.com/arena/thestreet/microsoft-to-layoff-18000/image_88e10108-c968-532f-a1e8-b9b461b5cd01.html

https://metro.co.uk/2024/01/18/xbox-sales-collapse-us-hogwarts-legacy-named-2023s-biggest-game-20137213/

https://restofworld.org/2024/indian-workers-us-tech-layoffs/

https://www.thestreet.com/employment/amazon-has-allegedly-found-a-controversial-way-to-cut-its-workforce-in-silent Microsoft ''Soft Layoff''... — read more 

Who remembers that toxic group

https://www.mmorpg.com/editorials/bobby-kotick-escapes-with-a-golden-parachute-opinion-2000129939

https://bwpeople.businessworld.in/article/Ex-Microsoft-HR-VP-Layoffs-Commonly-Initiated-At-Start-Of-The-Year-Unfavorable-During-Holidays/01-01-2024-504115/

If the economy turns around, do you anticipate any Microsoft layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

What you can expect in the long run https://www.highereducationinquirer.org/2023/12/ai-robot-capitalists-will-destroy-human.html

https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/ex-microsoft-hr-vp-says-nobody-likes-firing-people-during-holidays-layoffs-are-common-at-the-start-of-a-year-2481513-2023-12-28 "The layoffs may have been pending in the back of the executive's mind... — read more 

https://theinformant.co.nz/is-microsoft-abandoning-virtual-reality-forever-this-new-announcement-is-not-a-good-sign/

https://en.softonic.com/articles/microsoft-says-goodbye-to-mixed-reality-farewell-windows-mixed-reality

https://mixed-news.com/en/microsoft-ki-ls-windows-mixed-reality/

https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-is-nixing-its-windows-mixed-reality-platform-161607566.html