Obsidian is reportedly still working on Avowed 2 as it spins up a new Fallout
The studio just shipped an expansion for Doom: The Dark Ages
Gnarly water Kelly Slater, most excellent dude
'The company wants us to accept this as a done deal and quietly disappear. We won't let that happen'
The group will 'assess the economic impact of new general-purpose technologies' like AI
Laid off developers fear the studio's id Tech engine has no future
The shake-up comes as part of Xbox's latest mass layoffs
The Bethesda Games Studios Union shared images of the now-removed display featuring photos of fired devs
Toys For Bob isn't working on a new Banjo game, but they sure sound ready and willing
According to Dan Callan, former Xbox lead Don Mattrick wanted a real-money auction house added to Halo 4
Microsoft's gaming ambitions still go way beyond living room hardware
Chris Munson was a 15-year veteran of Microsoft
Xbox owns a lot of studios across the globe; here's which ones are still active and which are not as of July 2026
One-eighth of the earth's population isn't so many, right?
The decline comes after a very unpopular price hike in 2025
A storied studio's future is more uncertain than ever
You do not need to carry water for Xbox, PlayStation, or Taylor Swift
However, its community manager has said those remaining want to 'reaffirm our commitment' to the game
Though some of Xbox's most beloved studios are remaining open, the extreme layoffs spell even worse times ahead for the industry
A number of Xbox studios are leaving as part of a larger shake-up under new boss Asha Sharma
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