Rare Announces Unprecedented Sea of Thieves Community Direct Broadcast, Week After Microsoft Layoffs
Sea of Thieves developer Rare has announced its first ever Community Direct broadcast to discuss the game's imminent and longer-term future, a week after Microsoft's latest round of layoffs hit…
EA Japan GM Speaks Out on Microsoft Layoffs and Cancellation of Games Like Everwild and Perfect Dark: ‘If a Game Was in Development for 7~10 Years, Canceling Feels Like the Worst Move’
One of the industry professionals to lament Microsoft’s layoffs is EA Japan’s general manager Shaun Noguchi. In his personal comments, which he insisted "do not represent the position of EA,"…
Microsoft Insists Every Game Shown at Its Xbox Showcase in June Is Safe — but What Were the No-Shows?
Amid this week's layoff bloodbath, Microsoft has insisted every game shown at its Xbox showcase in June is safe. But what were the no-shows, and should we be worried about…
Romero Games’ next game loses funding amid Microsoft cuts
It looks like Romero Games is facing a full studio closure after abruptly losing funding.
Doom And Quake Veteran’s New FPS Loses Funding, With Microsoft Seemingly To Blame
Romero Games, the studio headed up by John and Brenda Romero, has announced that an unspecified publisher has canceled funding for its new game, and it's believed to be Microsoft.In…
Blizzard Says Warcraft Rumble Won’t Get Any New Content as Microsoft Layoffs Hit Development Team
As the full effect of Microsoft’s devastating round of layoffs becomes clearer, Blizzard has announced that mobile game Warcraft Rumble won’t get any new content, with its developers reporting they…
Unannounced MMO From The Elder Scrolls Online Dev Canceled, Veteran Studio Head Steps Down Amid Microsoft Layoffs
Matt Firor, boss of The Elder Scrolls Online developer ZeniMax Online Studios, has stepped down amid the cancellation of the studio’s unannounced MMO.Sources close to the project told IGN that…
Phil Spencer says Xbox ‘has never looked stronger’ as Microsoft confirms layoffs of around 9,000
Spencer wrote to employees that Xbox's current success is 'based on tough decisions we've made previously.'
Rare’s Everwild reportedly cancelled amid Microsoft layoffs
Everwild was originally announced back in 2019 and had a turbulent development cycle.
Microsoft Lays Off Thousands Of Employees, Cancels Perfect Dark, Everwild, And More Xbox Games
<p><img loading="lazy" src="https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/body_default/public/2025/07/02/620dfaa9/Xbox.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-body-default" /></p> <p>Microsoft has laid off thousands of workers across its various divisions in the latest cost-cutting measures taken by the corporation, whose…