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Stop Killing Games petition is 95% of the way to its 1 million signatures goal, a year after Ubisoft sparked the preservation campaign by taking always-online racing game The Crew offline
By Kaan Serin published
News But the initiative might need "at least 1.2-1.3 million"

Of the 9,000 workers let go in Microsoft's layoff blitz, less than half were at Xbox specifically
By Jordan Gerblick published
News With numerous canceled games and a shuttered studio, the Xbox cuts were still less than half of the 9,000 lost jobs

"Phil is not retiring anytime soon": Xbox responds to rumors Phil Spencer is leaving after Microsoft's next console launch
By Jordan Gerblick published
News An unsubstantiated rumor said Sarah Bond would replace Phil Spencer has CEO of Microsoft Gaming

Dying Light dev Techland has reportedly chucked two more cancelled games into today's river of bad news
By Austin Wood published
News In 2022, the studio announced work on a new fantasy RPG which may or may not have been affected

Perfect Dark reboot canceled amid heavy Xbox layoffs, with developer The Initiative shuttered and Forza developer Turn 10 reportedly losing half its staff
By Jordan Gerblick published
News The Microsoft layoffs have ended Everwild, Zenimax Online's new MMO, and now Perfect Dark

"A giant black hole sucking everything in, and spitting out bones": Devs react with anger and concern as yet more Microsoft layoffs see huge cuts and cancellations at game studios
By Austin Wood published
News "Every day it’s hard to see what the future of this industry is"

Microsoft orders more Xbox layoffs, boss Phil Spencer tells staff "our platform, hardware, and game roadmap have never looked stronger" but the fourth big round of layoffs in 18 months is coming anyway
By Catherine Lewis last updated
News The exact number of staff affected isn't currently clear

Battlefield 6 has reportedly cost over $400 million to make and led to developers taking up to 9 months off due to burnout
By Issy van der Velde published
news It doesn't seem to be going well
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