Microsoft's layoffs have affected 9,000 people, "Neona Forest" and "Perfect Dark" have been can

2025-07-06 00:06:59|Myriagame |source：minecraft skins

Recently, many foreign media reported that Microsoft will lay off about 9,000 employees worldwide.The layoffs involved employees from different teams, different regions and different levels of experience in the company, accounting for less than 4% of its global employees."We will continue to advance the necessary organizational change to ensure that companies and teams are at the best position in a dynamic market and succeed," a Microsoft spokesperson said.

According to reports, many of Microsoft Xbox studios have been affected by layoffs.Call of Duty developer Raven Software was laid off.Half of the employees of Forza developer Turn 10 were also laid off.

Xbox "Perfect Dark: Reboot" was cancelled and developer The Initiative was shut down.The long-developed game "Everwild" by Rare Studio has also been cancelled.Zenimax Online, a developer of "The Elder Scrolls OL", was also affected, and its new MMO code-named "Blackbird" was cancelled.

This is the fifth round of major personnel adjustments since Microsoft completed the $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard in 2023.In January 2024, Microsoft laid off 1,900 employees, and then closed "Red Xia Island" developer Arkane Austin and "Evil Spirits" developer Tango Gameworks, and again laid off 650 employees in September of the same year.In May 2025, 6,000 employees were laid off, and in June, 300 more were laid off.

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