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Microsoft Gaming has once again parted ways with hundreds, if not thousands of employees, reaping the consequences of irresponsible expansion. We delve into the scale of layoffs in the gaming division, as well as the underlying reasons behind these processes. At a crossroads, the company is struggling to figure out how to turn its impressive catalog of IPs into growth
Update 4, July 3, 2025: The Microsoft Gaming division's Bizzard segment is experiencing layoffs, leading to the announcement that the mobile game Warcraft Rumble will cease receiving updates. According to an internal email from president Johanna Faries, which was shared by Aftermath, the game will transition to a "live-ops only" model, akin to the approaches taken with Heroes of the Storm and StarCraft 2
PLAION (formerly Koch Media) is a subsidiary of the Embracer Group holding, which in turn owns Warhorse Studios, Deep Silver, Prime Matter, and several other gaming teams. It has officially announced the decision to conduct layoffs