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Xbox has announced another round of layoffs, this time affecting 268 employees as part of a larger plan. The restructuring also sees Obsidian Entertainment folded into Bethesda, and Ninja Theory facing potential closure.
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00:00Microsoft's long and bloody reset continues. In an announcement yesterday, Xbox declared it has
00:06laid off 268 additional employees as part of its quest to cut 3,200 jobs overall. Where from?
00:15Across Halo Studios, other first-party studios, and the XGS management and central functions layer
00:22per CCO Matt Booty. That's not all though. As part of this ongoing reset, Halo has now been
00:29given to Activision along with a new purpose-built team. Meanwhile, Obsidian has been folded into
00:35Bethesda, though Xbox says it will continue all of its current projects, including Grounded and its
00:41upcoming Fallout game. Plus, two attempts to offload Ninja Theory have fallen through, so the studio
00:47is heading for closure. It's a whole lot of chaos and bad news, in other words, and it's unlikely to
00:53stop here. Check out the full story on pcgamer.com and follow us here for more gaming news.

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