Microsoft is making big cuts to its Xbox EMEA Team - MCVUK
With Arkane Austin no more and Lyon living for who knows how long, the superb Dishonored is in serious danger; Microsoft cannot be trusted.
I love the Dishonored series so much and really want Dishonored 3. Microsoft better not screw this up.
I mean, I think the fans will probably kill Arkane Lyon by cooking up reasons to hate whatever they do next without playing it. I've never seen a game so artificially disliked as Deathloop.
Lol, why don't we just say, we are worried about all studios owned by MS now. They will keep closing studios until they have none left ...🙄
I think it's becoming clear based on matt bootys comments there's no future for any IP that can't sell above 10 million within the launch window. But is also a small game that gives them prestige
/S it's beyond a joke right now
Paul Thurrott in a recent episode commented on the on-going Microsoft fiasco hinting at more job losses and that "there's more to come".
There won't be no more acquiring game publishers from Microsoft in the future . Xbox has to pay Microsoft back. It might take two decades to do that.
There really needs to be a class action lawsuit here. You buy these companies just to put people out of jobs. And it’s not like something happened to derail their plans this WAS the plan. Microsoft has no business in this space at all.
Ninja Theory, Perfect Dark, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Wolfenstein 3, Dishonored, Prey, Doom, Quake... something tells me that bad things are going to happen to these entities under Microsoft.
The Xbox brand is expanding, as an Xbox mobile game store is opening this coming July where Microsoft will brings its "first-party portfolio."
“Bond adds that they will start on the web”
This will go nowhere.
Nice knowing you Xbox. This is what happens when the house never gets cleaned.
The only this MS is expanding is the amount of feculence it sprays on everyone who just want to enjoy gaming and make games.
The best thing MS can do for the gaming industry is leave and never return.
Wow..I guess MS wasn't too happy with the
performance of the marketing and PR divisions...i do
hope these guys get jobs elsewhere asap. I'm glad they
didn't touch the game studios though cos it would have
affected their upcoming projects.
"We eliminated a number of EMEA roles in the UK to
gain efficiencies. We remain very committed to the
market and will continue to support our local
development teams.
"We believe that the UK has exceptional games industry
talent and we'll continue to focus on game creation
through Microsoft Studios like Rare, Lionhead Studios,
Lift London and Soho Productions”
Wow this sucks but they have the education to find another job but it still burns.
My wife just left her job of 10 or 11 years at the hospital but she has a better career with more play for less days.
This really sucks MS, I guess this layoff did affect Xbox majorly after all.
According to IGN's Podcast Unlocked,at least 12k are from the Nokia acquisition
Do NOT and I repeat Do NOT ... EVER ... touch Major Nelson OR Phil Spencer, Mr.Nadella - it would mean the end of your reign at MS!!!! Those two men are Gods among MS staffers and if that ever happened it would definitely mean the XB1 was going down the electronics drain.