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Pitches for a co-op Doom, a new Perfect Dark, and a John Wick-inspired cyberpunk game were cooking at id Software before Microsoft layoffs reportedly led to 136 job cuts

This comes a year after The Initiative was closed and its Perfect Dark game was canceled

The makers of New Vegas are working on a new Fallout game

The makers of New Vegas are working on a new Fallout game

Obsidian Entertainment is reportedly working on a new Fallout game after scrapping plans for Avowed 2 amid Xbox's restructuring strategy.

120,000 tech jobs cut in 2026 as AI drives Big Tech's reset; India's IT could be next

120,000 tech jobs cut in 2026 as AI drives Big Tech's reset; India's IT could be next

Global technology layoffs are resurfacing in 2026, driven by artificial intelligence adoption. Companies are restructuring teams and automating tasks, even while reporting strong revenues. India's IT sector faces potential job losses as companies redesign their operational strategies. Fresh graduates are experiencing delayed onboarding and withdrawn job offers from major tech…

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‘Lies about driver support’: Valve now lets you install Windows 11 on a Steam Machine, but many people don’t want to be fooled twice

Valve has released official drivers so you can put Windows 11 on the Steam Machine, but some users are worried they'll see a repeat of the Steam Deck’s disappointing support.

Microsoft's Biggest Gaming Layoffs Hit 37-Year Veteran Engineer Behind Xbox Backward Compatibility

Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs as part of a major companywide restructuring, including the Xbox division, impacting the gaming industry and veteran developers like Kevin LaChapelle.

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Microsoft is moving to annual price adjustments for its commercial cloud services — could more bill shock be on the way?

Microsoft wants to provide greater billing certainty by reviewing foreign exchange rates once per year, not twice.

PlayStation says it will stop making physical games – and that should worry us all

Sony’s announcement spells the end of a whole ecosystem built by superfan collectors – and signals a troubling shift in the industry

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Microsoft layoffs: Xbox veteran Kevin LaChapelle never posted on LinkedIn for 37 years; used his first post to announce he was laid off

Microsoft layoffs: Xbox veteran Kevin LaChapelle never posted on LinkedIn for 37 years; used his first post to announce he was laid off

Microsoft layoffs 2026: Kevin LaChapelle departed Microsoft after thirty-seven years of dedicated service. He was among approximately sixteen hundred employees affected by recent layoffs. LaChapelle led the engineering team for Xbox backward compatibility and cloud gaming. His departure marks the end of a significant career at the technology giant. Social…

The Economic Times

Microsoft Cuts 4,800 Jobs While Providing Industry-Leading Severance Package

Microsoft Cuts 4,800 Jobs While Providing Industry-Leading Severance Package

Microsoft is laying off 4,800 employees, offering generous severance packages as it reallocates resources towards AI infrastructure, reflecting a broader industry trend.

International Business Times UK

Microsoft’s Brad Smith on U.S. AI policy: ‘Regulation without transparent or complete rules’

Microsoft’s Brad Smith on U.S. AI policy: ‘Regulation without transparent or complete rules’

Microsoft President says companies need clear AI policy rules in order to plan

Microsoft layoffs: Here's the severance package employees are getting after latest job cuts

Microsoft layoffs: Here's the severance package employees are getting after latest job cuts

Microsoft offers up to 39 weeks of pay and continued benefits to laid-off workers. This generous package includes stock vesting and health insurance coverage for employees. The company is restructuring its workforce while investing heavily in artificial intelligence infrastructure. These layoffs primarily impact the sales and Xbox divisions of the…

The Economic Times

Xbox Is Pushing For New 'Fallout' Game From Obsidian, But Cancels 'Avowed' Sequel In the Process

Xbox Is Pushing For New 'Fallout' Game From Obsidian, But Cancels 'Avowed' Sequel In the Process

Xbox is reportedly pushing for a new Fallout game to be developed by Obsidian Entertainment in the expense of an Avowed sequel.

Are you excited for a new Fallout game from Obsidian? You know, given everything

Are you excited for a new Fallout game from Obsidian? You know, given everything

Reader poll: Obsidian might be pivoting to a Fallout game, but only after major layoffs and the cancellation of other projects—how's that landing?

DOOM dev id Software was "toying around" with game ideas before Xbox layoffs gutted it — a John Wick-style "Gun Fu" game and Perfect Dark were in consideration

DOOM dev id Software was "toying around" with game ideas before Xbox layoffs gutted it — a John Wick-style "Gun Fu" game and Perfect Dark were in consideration

Before this week's Xbox layoffs that gutted the studio, DOOM dev id Software was "toying around" with several experimental, non-DOOM game concepts.

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Xbox just laid off a core Bethesda artist who worked on Skyrim, Oblivion, Morrowind, Fallout 3, and Fallout 4 – 27-year veteran Christiane Meister

This just keeps getting worse

Laid-off id Software artist says Microsoft is 'nuking the team into the dirt' and is now the size of a 'support studio'

"This is what insanity and despicable corporate greed looks like," said another artist.

Windows Central

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.

The 'world's most powerful AI data center' hit with massive class-action lawsuit — Wisconsin residents allege noise and extreme light pollution at $7.3 billion Microsoft mega-facility

Microsoft is hit with a lawsuit from residents alleging noise, light, and dust pollution at its new AI data center.

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Bethesda union says company HR forced staff to remove a display honoring their laid-off colleagues

The BGS Union says employees were "almost immediately" instructed to dismantle their memorial.

From hidden menus to frustrating trade-offs, our complete comparison of major AI chatbot privacy controls shows exactly how ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and others track your chats and what you can do to stop them

I compared the privacy settings of ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Claude, Copilot, Meta AI and Grok to see which made it easiest to opt out of AI training.

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

Obsidian is reportedly making a new Fallout game headed by Josh Sawyer after Microsoft pulled the plug on an Avowed sequel

25% of the studio's workforce was let go in the sweeping Xbox layoffs, and multiple games in development were cancelled.

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Xbox's RPG studio Obsidian is making a new Fallout game with Bethesda and Fallout: New Vegas' game director — and it's canceled an Avowed sequel to do it

Xbox's Obsidian is canceling an Avowed sequel and pivoting to make a new Fallout game in the wake of Microsoft's mass gaming layoffs this week.

Fallout: New Vegas studio Obsidian reportedly working on a new Fallout RPG after forced pivot from Xbox kills Avowed 2 and other games

Obsidian is reportedly making a big pivot following the Xbox layoffs

Doom’s legendary developer is forced to lay off 136 staff amid Xbox ‘reset’

id Software has been ripped and torn by layoffs.

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