Second Wave Looms as Xbox Staff Absorb Colleagues’ Workloads
With 1,600 Xbox jobs gone and 1,600 more cuts scheduled, remaining staff face heavier workloads, morale pressure, and uncertainty over studios like Bethesda and id Software.
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OneBGS ‘Save Our Devs’ March Targets Xbox Over 440 Union Job Cuts
OneBGS union members march across four Bethesda studios on July 15 to demand Xbox negotiate fairly after 440 union jobs were cut in the latest Microsoft layoffs.
Five Xbox Studios Cut Loose as 3,200 Jobs Vanish in Microsoft Gaming Reset
Xbox is shedding 20% of its workforce and releasing five first-party studios as new CEO Asha Sharma dismantles the content-volume strategy built on Activision.
Fallout 76 Gets Free PS5 & Series X Upgrade and Super Mutant Race in Summer 2026
Bethesda’s free PS5 and Xbox Series X upgrade for Fallout 76 brings 60 FPS and playable Super Mutants, with public testing set for June 2026.
PS6 Targets a Console Experience PCs Can’t Match, Sony Says
Sony is hardening PS6 exclusivity and expanding play beyond the TV — here’s what that means for single-player games, portables, and the PC port era.
PS Plus Price Hikes Could Keep Coming, Sony Executive Signals
Sony’s Hideaki Nishino says PS Plus pricing will be adjusted ‘dynamically to maximise profitability,’ hinting further increases beyond 2023 and 2024 hikes.
Playground Games’ Fable Reboot Gets February 2027 Launch Date on PS5 and Xbox
Playground Games’ Fable reboot launches February 23, 2027 on Xbox Series X/S, PC, and PS5, with day-one Xbox Game Pass access confirmed.
Xbox Shields Kojima’s OD While Its Own Studios Face the Axe
Hideo Kojima’s horror project OD is confirmed in active development despite Microsoft’s studio closures — revealing where Xbox’s real priorities lie.
Star Wars Eclipse May Be Unfinishable, Striking Quantic Dream Workers Warn
Quantic Dream developers struck as Lucasfilm visited the studio, warning 115 planned redundancies make Star Wars Eclipse impossible to complete.
GTA VI Confirmed as Single-Player at Launch — Online Mode Has No Release Window
Rockstar confirms GTA VI ships single-player only on November 19, 2026, with no online mode at launch and no release window announced for multiplayer.