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Here is what I've been able to put together of all the studios at Xbox and which ones we know have been hit with at least some layoffs. When I say "some laid off" I mean at least a handful have been let go, but we don't know how many.

  • Arkane Studios
  • Beenox
  • Bethesda Game Studios
  • Bethesda Softworks (ZeniMax marketing team hit)
  • Blizzard Entertainment (Up to 100 laid off working on Warcraft Rumble and others hit)
  • Compulsion Games (Some laid off)
  • The Coalition
  • Demonware
  • Digital Legends
  • Double Fine Productions
  • Elsewhere Entertainment
  • Halo Studios (Some laid off)
  • High Moon Studios (Some laid off)
  • id Software
  • Infinity Ward
  • Inxile Entertainment
  • King (200 laid off)
  • MachineGames
  • Mojang Studios (Some laid off)
  • Ninja Theory
  • Obsidian Entertainment
  • Playground Games
  • Radical Entertainment
  • Rare (Everwild cancelled and layoffs)
  • Raven Software (Some laid off)
  • Sledgehammer Games (Some QA laid off)
  • The Initiative (Shut down and Perfect Dark cancelled)
  • Treyarch
  • Turn 10 Studios (~50% let go)
  • Undead Labs (Some laid off)
  • World's Edge
  • Xbox Games Studios Publishing
  • ZeniMax Online (MMORPG cancelled and layoffs)
  • Xbox user research team (50% laid off)
Last edited by trunkswd - on 02 July 2025

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