by nouman | Jul 14, 2026 | Gaming, Zenimax & Bethesda
Of all the layoffs that came down on Xbox Game Studios developers this week as part of Microsoft and Xbox’s 3,200 “reset” cuts and four studio divestments, the ones that hit the DOOM developer id Software were the most shocking to many given the...
by nouman | Jul 14, 2026 | Gaming, Zenimax & Bethesda
In response to this week’s wave of mass Xbox layoffs from Microsoft that have cut 3,200 roles and four studios from the company, union workers at Bethesda Game Studios — the developer behind Skyrim, Fallout 4, and Starfield, among other titles — are organizing a...
by nouman | Jul 14, 2026 | Gaming, Zenimax & Bethesda
While many different development teams were affected by this week’s massive wave of 3,200 Xbox layoffs from Microsoft, studios under the Zenimax and Bethesda banner have reportedly faced some of the most brutal cuts of all. They’re going through “a...
by nouman | Jul 14, 2026 | Gaming, Zenimax & Bethesda
Though it launched to scathing criticism and widespread controversy in late 2018 due to lackluster content offerings and severe technical issues, Fallout 76 — Bethesda Game Studios’ multiplayer-focused MMO-lite take on the post-apocalyptic RPG series — grew to...
by nouman | Jul 14, 2026 | Gaming, Zenimax & Bethesda
Xbox’s cuts over the past week have been brutal; let’s not mince words here. Four studios divested with a possible fifth in progress, over a thousand jobs removed already, with a further 2000 planned. The atmosphere within Xbox right now is dire — a total...
by nouman | Jul 14, 2026 | Gaming, Zenimax & Bethesda
Recently, Bethesda’s Union expressed frustration that Zenimax and Bethesda, the studio currently in charge of award-winning Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, and DOOM franchises, among others, has suffered job cuts as part of Xbox’s company-wide...