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Bethesda Union Lawsuit: Microsoft Accused Of Labour Violations Over Sudden Layoffs

Unionised Bethesda developers in Canada say Microsoft abruptly terminated them on the same day it unveiled a raft of new Fallout games, and are filing a labour complaint over alleged breaches of Canadian law.

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Bethesda Confirms 'Fallout 3' Remake, Prequel Game Are In Development

Bethesda has finally confirmed that it is developing a remake of Fallout 3 while also confirming a prequel game in the process.

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"A prequel story to Fallout 3" is one of Bethesda's most exciting announcements in ages, and it's coming next year to Fallout 76

Fallout 76: Raven Rock is the game's next expansion

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Todd Howard says layoffs at Bethesda were "really tough": "We're going through a change so that we focus best on the franchises"

Bethesda Game Studios was hit in the latest round of Microsoft layoffs

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Bethesda confirms Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters, makes Obsidian collaboration official, and says Fallout 5 is in 'pre-production'

In the wake of massive Xbox layoffs, Bethesda's decided it's time to sock a few dingers.

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Bethesda says The Elder Scrolls 6 is going great, actually: "We're where we planned to be, loving how it looks, and playing it every day"

"The Elder Scrolls 6 is our primary development focus today"

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Todd Howard interview: Fallout 5, Obsidian's Fallout, remakes, Elder Scrolls 6, Starfield, and more — Bethesda charts its future

As Xbox's cuts bite, Bethesda set out to reassure fans about the future of its biggest franchises. We spoke to the legendary Todd Howard to learn more.

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Making Fallout and Elder Scrolls games will "be harder than ever now" following Xbox cuts, say laid-off Bethesda devs calling loss of institutional knowledge "staggering"

The Microsoft studio "lost a lot of talent this week"

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"Our next steps are to mobilize": Bethesda union members are protesting Xbox's layoffs with a 'Save Our Devs' march next week after 440 ZeniMax cuts

Union workers at Bethesda are marching against Xbox layoffs at ZeniMax studios next week during a protest that will be held across four cities.

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Summary: what's happening at Xbox?

Everything we know about the "Xbox Reset," from Compulsion and Double Fine going independent to Bethesda layoffs and what it means for future Xbox games

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"I have no idea how they'll continue": Bethesda dev is worried Xbox layoffs could end Fallout 76 updates without help from "an external studio"

Microsoft's cuts at Xbox and Bethesda have one developer worried that the studio won't be able to continue updating Fallout 76 without outside help.

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Microsoft filing shows total ZeniMax layoffs at 379, with over half coming from Elder Scrolls Online studio that's lost at least 60% of its staff in the past year

213 from ZeniMax Online Studios, 166 from ZeniMax Media (which includes the layoffs at Bethesda Game Studios).

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"This has had a crushing effect on morale": The Elder Scrolls 6 devs fear Microsoft's Xbox layoffs at Bethesda will cause delays and crunch for the RPG

Bethesda devs on The Elder Scrolls 6 say that Microsoft's Xbox layoffs will have a "substantial and cascading effect" on the studio and the upcoming RPG.

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Report: The layoffs at Xbox's DOOM studio id Software are even worse than we thought — devs at Bethesda's Austin office have been hit, too

A new report reveals that Microsoft's Xbox layoffs have hit DOOM dev id Software even harder than we first thought, with 136 workers cut from the studio.

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Fallout and Elder Scrolls union says Bethesda layoffs didn't hurt Microsoft's "14 layers of management" – "We lost dozens of programmers, artists, designers and testers"

Bethesda Game Studios didn't escape Xbox's layoffs unscathed

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Xbox Reveals Stand on Restructuring, Confirms Plans for Bethesda's 'Fallout,' 'The Elder Scrolls,' and More

Xbox's restructuring plans have confirmed what the future holds for Bethesda's franchises, as well as other studios and games.

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Bethesda Game Studios and ZeniMax hit hard by Xbox layoffs, says union

ZeniMax Online Studios and id Software have survived the latest bloodbath at Microsoft, but it sounds like they've been cut deeply.

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Bethesda doesn't know if Fallout 76 will ever move beyond America, but does give "a special shout-out" to Fallout London for making the dream a reality

Interview | Fallout 76 creative director Jon Rush and production director Bill LaCoste talk Infestations, the impact of the Fallout TV show, and the future of the shared-world RPG

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New Xbox CEO reportedly pushing for faster Fallout and Elder Scrolls games as Bethesda crosses 8 years since The Elder Scrolls 6 reveal

I mean, I don't hate this, in theory

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Bethesda Report Shares Rumored Update on 'Fallout 5' Release Date, But It Is Not Good News

A new report about Bethesda has shared an update about the release date of its next-gen title, Fallout 5.

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I just played Starfield on PS5 Pro — and the internet is wrong about this sci-fi RPG

After years of waiting, Starfield has arrived on PS5, and I'm having a blast playing this sci-fi RPG. Here's why it deserves a second chance.

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'Starfield's' Free Lanes Update Pushes Bethesda's Space RPG Closer to 'Timeless Classic' Status

Bethesda's Free Lanes update overhauls "Starfield" with smoother exploration, reduced fast travel reliance, and new systems aimed at long-term replayability.

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As the Artemis II crew return to Earth, Starfield on PS5 is a great way to keep your space exploration fantasies alive

Starfield is a better game today than it was in 2023, but Bethesda's largest RPG is still its most divisive

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There's no rush on The Elder Scrolls 6, Todd Howard says, because Bethesda has the "benefit of having so many millions of people playing our other games"

Fallout and Skyrim are still that popular

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Starfield gets its answer to Fallout 3 and 4's Vault Boy bobbleheads, complete with a playset to display the whole collection

Bethesda says the Colony War Action Heroes were "inspired by the toys we had when we were kids"

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