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)
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