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Job losses, studio closures, cancelled games: what we know about Xbox's devastating wave of layoffs
Romero Games, the small Irish game development studio set up by veteran games devs John Romero and Brenda Romero, had its funding pulled by Microsoft, ending development of an all-new shooter IP.
Xbox was funding Romero Games' new game, but layoffs have left the project in crisis
The news was initially confirmed in a statement signed by Brenda Romero and posted on X. “Last night, we learned that our ...
Microsoft Insists Every Game Shown at Its Xbox Showcase in June Is Safe — but What Were the No-Shows?
Amid this week's layoff bloodbath, Microsoft has insisted every game shown at its Xbox showcase in June is safe. But what ...
Hideo Kojima's "OD" is still in development with Xbox, at least for today
The Initiative was shut down, leading to the cancellation of Perfect Dark. Everwild at Rare was cancelled, with many senior ...
Microsoft Kills Sea Of Thieves Studio's Long-Troubled Action-Adventure Everwild
Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier says the action-adventure game was canceled “according to people familiar” with the situation. Everwild was officially announced almost six years ago, and was ...
[UPDATE] Romero Games Employee Says 'Whole Studio' Subject to Layoffs After Microsoft Pulls Funding for New Shooter from Doom Co-Creator John Romero
: A Romero Games employee has claimed that Microsoft's decision to pull funding from the studio's in-development project has led to the entirety of the studio being laid off. "Today I found out our ...