As reported last week, Microsoft is again laying people off from its Xbox division, this time at mobile game developer King, with Bloomberg reporting that around 10% of the studio is being cut, or 200 jobs.
Bloomberg's Jason Schreier also reports that Rare's Everwild, which was first announced all the way back in 2019, is being canceled as part of the cuts. Windows Central can corroborate this closure, as well as confirm the closure of The Initiative and the cancelation of Perfect Dark.
Schreier also reports that around 50% of Forza Motorsport developer Turn 10 has been cut.
Sources also confirm to Windows Central that there are cuts to ZeniMax Media's marketing team in London, U.K. as well as Rockville, Maryland in the U.S, though the exact scale isn't known at this time. ZeniMax Online Studios' new IP is also being canceled, with an unknown number of staff being laid off.
Layoffs are also expected at some of the U.S. teams under the Xbox division, with details still unfolding. Microsoft confirmed the layoffs are part of a wider round of 9,000 employees targeted for a pink slip, with every division at the firm reportedly impacted.
Insider Gaming reports that multiple studios at Activision working on Call of Duty are also impacted, including Raven Software and Sledgehammer Games.
