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Sea of Thieves Director Gregg Mayles Exits Rare After 35 Years

Veteran game designer Gregg Mayles, known for "Banjo-Kazooie" and "Sea of Thieves", has left Rare after 35 years, coinciding with…

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Warcraft Rumble Halts New Content After Blizzard Layoffs

Warcraft Rumble will no longer receive major content updates due to workforce reductions at Microsoft, transitioning to a "live ops-only"…

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Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Denies Retirement Rumors

Microsoft's gaming division, including Xbox, faced significant layoffs, leading to the cancellation of high-profile projects like "Everwild" and an unannounced…

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Xbox Showcase June Games Are All “Safe” – Report

Microsoft confirmed all games from June's Xbox Games Showcase are still in development, despite recent studio closures and cancellations of…

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Elder Scrolls Online Dev Cancels Secret MMO, Studio Head Exits Amid Microsoft Layoffs

ZeniMax Online Studios cancels an unannounced MMO project and sees longtime leader Matt Firor step down amid Microsoft layoffs, marking…

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Microsoft Cancels ZeniMax’s New MMO, Lays Off Thousands

Microsoft's workforce cuts led to the cancellation of ZeniMax Online Studios' unannounced MMO *Blackbird*, a new IP in development since…

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Perfect Dark Reboot Canceled as Xbox Studio Shuts Down

The Perfect Dark reboot has been officially canceled, and its developer, The Initiative, was shut down as part of Microsoft's…

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Microsoft Cancels Everwild, Sea of Thieves Studio’s Troubled Game

Microsoft canceled "Everwild", a troubled project from Rare, as part of layoffs affecting over 9,100 Xbox employees, citing restructuring and…

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Everwild Cancelled Amid Xbox Layoffs – Rare’s Game Axed

Rare's fantasy adventure game *Everwild* has been officially canceled as part of Xbox's broader studio restructuring and workforce reductions. Xbox…

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Xbox Cancels Rare’s Everwild Amid Layoffs

Rare's highly anticipated Xbox exclusive "Everwild" has been officially canceled after years of development struggles, marking another casualty in Microsoft's…

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