Some Xbox and ZeniMax employees were also affected, according to the memo. The layoffs come roughly three months after Microsoft closed a $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

Activision Blizzard is one of the most well known publishers in the video game industry. Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, the company is best recognized for its popular franchises ...

Instead, he decided to acquire ZeniMax Media and Activision Blizzard. Last week, Microsoft confirmed that it would be making performance-based job cuts. A spokesperson said that "when people are ...

including the quality assurance teams at Activision Central Quality Assurance, Raven Software, Blizzard Albany, and ZeniMax Media. Altogether, nearly 1,800 workers at Microsoft are now represented ...

Microsoft reportedly considered completely shutting down Xbox in 2021, prior to its acquisition of ZeniMax and Activision Blizzard. According to The Information, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella ...

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says Microsoft's actions after acquiring ZeniMax ... Media in 2021 is an indication of how it could handle the games produced by Activision-Blizzard's studios.

Sony Interactive Entertainment has no concerns about Microsoft keeping Activision Blizzard games exclusive ... Bethesda through its parent company ZeniMax Media. Hence, Microsoft should be ...

In January of this year, a massive round of layoffs at Activision-Blizzard, ZeniMax, and Xbox Studios saw 1,900 employees lose their positions. This also resulted in the shutdown of Arkane Austin ...

Following on the 2014 acquisitions of Mojang (makers of Minecraft) and 2021 acquisition of ZeniMax Media/Bethesda (makers of Doom, Elder Scrolls, and Fallout), Activision Blizzard brings IP like ...

All eyes have turned to the US’s FTC as Microsoft attempts to get its Activision Blizzard deal approved ... We are back to the Zenimax Bethesda deal, which keeps coming up in Sony’s arguments.