Workers on Blizzard’s Story and Franchise Development team unionized Tuesday, parent union Communications Workers of America announced. According to the CWA, this makes them the “first in-house cinematic, animation,
Last week’s massive layoffs at Microsoft--and Xbox in particular--was terrible for all kinds of reasons. Careers were upended (or even ended) for the workers and couples and families and
Some moments force you to step back and take stock of a situation, and last week was as good (read: bad) as any: Microsoft announced that it’s laying off
The impossible finally happened: We went a full week without a beloved video game publication being gutted or shut down. Instead, The Old Site ended up in the hands of
In the wake of Microsoft's latest round of layoffs and studio closures, which brings the number of affected into the thousands since early 2024, you would think that
Following this week’s Microsoft layoffs of around 9,000 people – which led to cascading cancellations of projects like Perfect Dark, Everwild, and an unannounced Zenimax MMO – Communications Workers of
The consequences of the Xbox layoffs are still trickling out, with news of canceled games and closed studios only the vaguest outline of the full effects. Among those caught in
News today that Xbox has cancelled multiple projects and laid off hundreds of workers, on top of thousands more let go in earlier layoffs over the last 18 months, has
As part of Microsoft’s latest round of layoffs, which have already claimed multiple in-development projects including Perfect Dark, Everwild, and an unannounced MMO from the makers of Elder Scrolls
Layoffs have started (again) at Microsoft, with CNBC reporting that the company will lay off around 9000 people. Many of those cuts are expected to hit Xbox, as first reported
QA testers at Zenimax have reached a tentative union contract agreement with Microsoft, parent union Communications Workers of America announced on Friday. Zenimax Workers United, made up of over 300
All the way back in 2022, Microsoft made waves in the video game industry by striking a legally binding agreement with Communications Workers of America (CWA), the union that now
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