Microsoft recently announced that they will be laying off around 10,000 people across all of their departments and studios. In terms of workforce, it was announced that this will amount to around less than 5% of Microsoft's entire workforce. It was also announced that these layoffs will be done over the course of the year and lasting until the end of their fiscal third quarter.
In regards to the gaming industry, it was confirmed that Bethesda, 343 Industries, and The Coalition will be getting hit with a wave of layoffs as part of Microsoft's mass layoffs. 343 Industries will also be undergoing some restructuring as well.
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Originally Posted by Destructoid
Bloomberg reports that the Microsoft layoffs have affected workers at both 343 Industries and Bethesda, according to their sources. The scale of the cuts is not clear, but Bloomberg’s report notes that some of those affected include longtime Xbox veterans, who have been at the company for over a decade. In a follow-up tweet, Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier says it sounds like the Halo Infinite team got “hit hard,” citing an email to staff from 343 head Pierre Hintze.
Kotaku also reports that 343 and Bethesda were affected, as well as Gears developer The Coalition.
In addition to layoffs, it seems like movement is also being made around 343 Industries. Schreier reports that Joseph Staten, who was brought on to help bring Halo Infinite development to a close, is leaving 343 to return to Xbox Publishing.
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