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The Latest Breaking News from Phil Spencer

Microsoft cuts 1,900 jobs at Activision Blizzard and Xbox, Blizzard president Mike Ybarra leaves the company, and the studio's survival game has been cancelled

Layoffs continue to tear through the video game industry, after an already difficult year in 2023.

PC Gamer

Microsoft to lay off around 1,900 staff from across the Xbox, Activision Blizzard, and ZeniMax teams

Microsoft is planning to lay off around 1,900 people from its video game workforce.

TechRadar

Phil Spencer announces Microsoft is laying off nearly 2,000 people from its gaming division

Microsoft sheds 1,900 staff in pursuit of a "sustainable cost structure"

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Microsoft announces layoffs at gaming division with 1900 jobs cut across Activision Blizzard, Xbox Game Studios, and ZeniMax Media

More layoffs are hitting across the gaming industry, with Microsoft cutting 1900 jobs out of the greater Xbox organization.

Windows Central

Is Xbox Game Studios going to become a third-party publisher? Let’s predict the future

Microsoft is sending mixed signals about the future of Xbox — will it be a console competitor or a third party publisher? Let's predict the future

Tom’s Guide

Embracer Group is showcasing the dangers of irresponsible consolidation

Embracer Group has repeatedly closed studios and laid off employees since it fell on hard times in May of 2023.

Windows Central

Rumors suggest Xbox is bringing more games to Nintendo Switch and PS5, but what's the truth?

Rumors are swirling that Xbox is once again going to bring one of its first-party exclusives to a competing platform. Why do we always find ourselves in this situation? Well, some of it is on Microsoft.

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How Bobby Kotick became 'the most hated man in videogames'

Over 30 years ago, Kotick took over a struggling software company, and gaming's greatest villain was born.

PC Gamer

Bobby Kotick to depart Activision before the end of the month

The CEO of Activision Blizzard, Bobby Kotick, is leaving the company before the end of the month.

TechRadar

After 32 years, CEO Bobby Kotick is leaving Activision next week as Microsoft makes more changes to bring the company under the Xbox mothership

In his goodbye note, Kotick calls Microsoft "the world's most admired company"

GamesRadar

Xbox chief Phil Spencer thanks Bobby Kotick for his 'invaluable contributions' to the games industry as Kotick officially exits Activision Blizzard after 32 years

We were pretty sure Kotick would be shown the door at the end of 2023, but now it's official.

PC Gamer

New Microsoft Activision Blizzard leadership changes see CEO Kotick and others leave soon, Xbox fully take over

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is stepping down as Microsoft makes several significant leadership changes.

Windows Central

Xbox Year in Review: A year of accomplishments bodes well for Microsoft in 2024

Opinion | It's been full of swings and roundabouts, but 2023 paved an exciting road ahead for Xbox

GamesRadar

TV tonight: Mo Gilligan throws a raucous Christmas party

The Lateish Show does Christmas, with Leona Lewis, Fred Sirieix and Joel Dommett among the visitors. Plus: the World’s Strongest Man kicks off. Here’s what to watch this evening

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Phil Spencer’s parents’ death in river car plunge was tragic accident, coroner rules

Elderly parents of Location, Location, Location star spent 20 minutes trapped underwater near their Kent farm, inquest told

Windows Central

To claim the title of 'portable Xboxes,' Windows gaming handhelds MUST bolster cross-feature support

Phil Spencer needs to double down on solving the pain point for Xbox gamers playing on Windows Handheld where most 3rd party games don't feature cross-save or cross-play.

GamesRadar

Xbox Year in Review is now live, and Phil Spencer might have more hours in Starfield than you

The Xbox boss also played a lot of Diablo 4 and Pillars of Eternity this year

Windows Central

"Japanese publishers need Xbox to expand," says ex-PlayStation exec as Microsoft gets serious about Japan

Xbox in Japan is getting a serious boost from Mena Kato, a former PlayStation exec whose proven track record could be a huge boost to Microsoft.

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Somehow, Xbox boss Phil Spencer found time to get his Diablo 4 character to level 100

Big Phil lives for the grind

Tom’s Guide

Microsoft discounting Xbox Series X following disastrous sales — is the console war already over?

Sales of Xbox Series X have dwindled massively in Europe over the last year, but as long as Microsoft is getting Game Pass subscribers, does the company really care?

Windows Central

Xbox Game Pass for free? Microsoft is experimenting with ad views for access to hundreds of Xbox games.

Do you want free Xbox Game Pass? Would you watch a 30 second ad to do it? You may be able to do so soon.

Tom’s Guide

The Xbox App Store could be just the competition that Apple and Android need

With a Microsoft executive talking up a potential Xbox app, that may be just what it takes to take mobile gaming to the next level on both the iPhone and Android.

Windows Central

World of Warcraft 'Season of Discovery' is the best WoW experience I've had in a decade

I love World of Warcraft, but with all of my real-life responsibilities, it is hard to keep pace with my friends. Season of Discovery solves this issue and it makes all the difference.

An Xbox Game Store could be on your phone soon – but don't expect Game Pass on your PS5

Microsoft has big plans for the future, and an iOS game store is part of those plans

Tom’s Guide

Xbox could be getting its own mobile store on iPhone and Android — this is big

The CEO of Microsoft Gaming hinted that the company is working to bring its services to smartphones.

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