Xbox lays off 268 more employees, merges Obsidian into Bethesda, and puts Activision in charge of Halo
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Xbox Confirms Job Losses and Studio Changes, Activision to Make Next Halo Game: Halo Studios loses roles, Obsidian now under Bethesda
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Microsoft Tasks Activision to Build Next Halo Game as Xbox Layoffs Continue: The company is cutting jobs at Halo Studios, formerly 343 Industries ...
pcmag.com/news/microsoft-tasks-activision-to-build-next-halo-game-as-xbox-layoffs-continue
Xbox 75 Percent Of The Way Through Planned Restructure As It Condenses Studios, Lays Off 268, And Enters Consultation With Ninja Theory
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Xbox lays off 268 more employees, merges Obsidian into Bethesda, and puts Activision in charge of Halo
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PocketGamer.biz Sep 22
Xbox to cut 268 jobs as it shakes up studio structure: Xbox will cut 268 staff from its teams as it continues a sweeping restructure across the company ...
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Xbox lay off 268 people as Activision take over Halo and Rare, while Obsidian become part of Bethesda, plus Forza and Fable studios merge
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Xbox confirms 268 more layoffs, further studio closures, and Obsidian's shift to Bethesda as major restructuring continues
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Microsoft reorganizes Xbox, hands Halo to Activision: Microsoft has announced a massive Xbox restructuring, shifting Halo to Activision, Obsidian to Bethesda ...
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Xbox 'Reset' Continues With 268 Job Cuts And Activision Making The Next Halo Game
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Activision is taking over Halo as part of a massive Xbox shake-up: The Xbox reset continues with major studio changes, layoffs, and more.
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Xbox restructuring: Activision will take over Halo development: Xbox management is drastically restructuring its global studios and laying off 268 employees ...
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Xbox lays off more than 250 employees amid studio restructurings: Activision is in charge of 'Halo' now.
mashable.com/tech/xbox-layoffs-studio-restructure-halo-activision-september-2026
Xbox is barely Xbox anymore: Further changes and layoffs at Xbox signal a further retreat from Microsoft’s gaming brand.
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videogameschronicle.com Sep 22
Xbox officially announces more layoffs and widespread changes to its entire studio structure
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‘Halo’ to move under Call of Duty publisher as Xbox announces layoffs: The cuts affect Halo Studios, other first-party developers, and management and central ...
washingtonpost.com/entertainment/video-games/2026/09/22/halo-move-under-call-duty-publisher-xbox-announces-layoffs/
Microsoft’s Xbox Unit To Slash Hundreds Of Jobs In Latest Studio Shakeup: The next phase of Microsoft's reset for its Xbox gaming division is now in motion ...
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Xbox Lay Offs Continue; Activision to Develop Next 'Halo' Game: Xbox has laid off an additional 268 employees this week as part of its previously announced job ...
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Paid articlePaywallXbox 'Reset' Continues With 268 Job Cuts And Activision Making The Next Halo Game
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More Xbox Layoffs Hit as Massive Reorg Continues; Activision to Make Next ‘Halo’ Game
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Xbox Layoffs and Studio Mergers Said to be Imminent as Huge Halo Move Rumored: Reports say Xbox CEO Asha Sharma will consolidate game studios and cut jobs this ...
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Xbox Almost Spoiled the Best Time of Year for Games: The Xbox layoffs and Halo move to Activision sounded a bum note, but fall game season always brings joy
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19-Year Veteran Of Xbox Weighs In On The Future Of Halo: ‘Hire Bungie, Halo Studios And Other Laid Off Folk Who Are Bursting With Talent’
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Can Xbox save Halo?: Oli Welsh joins the Point It Out! crew to discuss Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's decision to gut the Halo team and move the Halo franchise to ...
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Xbox Almost Spoiled the Best Time of Year for Games: The Xbox layoffs and Halo move to Activision sounded a bum note, but fall game season always brings joy
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Xbox cuts 268 jobs, hands Halo franchise to Activision
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Microsoft Closing Hellblade Dev Ninja Theory After Failed Buyout Talks: Two firms considered acquisition
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LinkedIn Sep 22
Promoted and laid off in the same week is pretty wild.
I’m one of the many hit by the Halo Studios layoffs. I’ll be taking some offline time today but very ...
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OpinionXbox Game Studios Is Quickly Disappearing: It used to be over a dozen teams and now it's less than five
kotaku.com/xbox-game-studios-looks-like-its-about-to-disappear-completely-2000736477
Xbox: Microsoft continues to reshuffle its games division: Microsoft is cutting another 268 jobs at Xbox and reorganizing its studios. The next "Halo" is coming ...
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Microsoft-owned Xbox cuts 268 more jobs; over 1,800 layoffs so far as overhaul continues
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Notebookcheck Sep 24
Microsoft lays off Xbox employees in major studio reorganization: Microsoft cuts 268 Xbox jobs, hands the next Halo game to Activision, merges Playground with ...
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Continuing Our Reset: This message was just sent to Team XBOX employees globally. Team, I’m writing to share several updates as part of the XBOX reset outlined ...
news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/09/22/continuing-our-reset/
Xbox cuts jobs, moves game studios under Activision: Microsoft Corp's Xbox video-game unit is laying off 268 employees and consolidating several studios under ...
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Banjo-Kazooie Developer Rare Is Now Reporting Directly To Activision: More big changes at Xbox
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'Hundreds' More Xbox Layoffs Reportedly on the Way, Studios to Be Consolidated: Halo series to go under Activision, it's suggested
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Microsoft starts a new round of job cuts: Microsoft started a new round of layoffs on Tuesday, primarily in its Xbox gaming division but also including roles in ...
businessinsider.com/microsoft-starts-a-new-round-of-job-cuts-2026-9
Shuffling the deck chairs: Xbox continues its "reset" with dramatic restructuring
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Obsidian Joins Bethesda As Part Of Xbox Layoffs: The next part of Xbox's "reset" sees Halo layoffs, Ninja Theory shutting down, and Obsidian joining Bethesda to ...
thegamer.com/xbox-reset-layoffs-bethesda-obsidian/
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