Latest clearly sourced MAXGG coverage about Microsoft.
A roundup of recent MMO and gaming industry developments includes updates on King's union negotiations, PlayStation's disc drive survey, and Microsoft leadership news.
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Microsoft has laid off 268 employees across Halo Studios and other teams as part of a major reorganization that reshuffles how its gaming divisions report and operate.
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Microsoft is consolidating Xbox Game Studios by placing franchises and development teams under Activision Blizzard and Bethesda, prompting an industry analyst to describe the shift as a reverse acquisition of the division.
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Satya Nadella described the substantial cuts and studio closures overseen by new Xbox chief Asha Sharma as necessary streamlining, while pledging the division will return to growth in fiscal 2027/28.
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Satya Nadella praised Xbox's restructuring under CEO Asha Sharma, calling the ongoing cost-cutting efforts "great to see" despite hundreds of job losses and major studio reorganizations across the division.
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Microsoft's Candy Crush studio reached a deal with Engineers of Sweden and Unionen just before a scheduled September 25 strike, securing workplace protections for around 100 unionized employees.
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A newly reported patent from Microsoft describes a content management system that would suspend gameplay to display ads, with a credit system allowing players to earn ad-free time.
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Microsoft pulled the plug on Halo Studios' next mainline entry due to its distant timeline. The studio faced leadership changes and technical setbacks that delayed progress, according to sources cited by The Verge. Activision now leads Halo's future under
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Rare has been moved under Activision's management in Microsoft's recent reorganization, though it remains Xbox-owned. The studio is reportedly working on projects beyond Sea of Thieves, with Activision now responsible for deciding their future.
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In now-deleted social media posts, Shannon Loftis, a former director at World's Edge with 29 years at Microsoft, questioned Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's management style following recent studio layoffs, contrasting her stated commitment to clarity with the
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Following thousands of layoffs and studio closures, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told the Sources Podcast he feels "fantastic" about Xbox's intellectual property and current direction under new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, while emphasizing the need for a
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Xbox's reorganisation, originally framed as a contained reset period, has extended well beyond its initial scope with hundreds more job cuts planned and no coherent vision for what comes next.
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