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Microsoft Insists Every Game Shown at Its Xbox Showcase in June Is Safe — but What Were the No-Shows?
And which, if any, were quietly canceled? In a memo sent to all Microsoft gaming staff and viewed by IGN this week, Matt ...
Microsoft to Lay Off Thousands; Xbox Chief Says Gaming Division Cuts Will Remove ‘Layers of Management'
Microsoft is set to layoff thousands of employees worldwide Wednesday, including some in the Microsoft Gaming/Xbox division.
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Steam data shows Microsoft has time to fend off the looming threat of SteamOS
Steam Hardware & Software Survey Results for June 2025 show 95.6% of PC gamers are gaming on a Windows-based system, with ...
Phil Spencer retirement rumor is made up, says Microsoft
After Microsoft laid off around 9,000 employees today, including a number from Spencer's gaming division, a rumor began ...
Microsoft Scraps ‘Perfect Dark’ Reboot, ‘Everwild’ and Other Games, Closes Studio The Initiative
Microsoft is scrapping two upcoming video games, a reboot of "Perfect Dark" and the fantasy title "Everwild," in addition to ...
Microsoft Plans to Slash 9,000 Jobs to ‘Increase Agility and Effectiveness’
Phil Spencer told employees Xbox will shed roles to boost agility as Microsoft restructures gaming and sales teams amid ...
Microsoft Gaming studios head Matt Booty says "overall portfolio strategy is unchanged" — with more than 40 games in production
Microsoft Gaming's Matt Booty says over 40 games are in development at Xbox, while sources say every game shown at the ...