https://80.lv/articles/microsoft-developer-fired-after-22-years-becomes-a-goose-farmer/?amp=1

"Microsoft laid off 1,900 employees across Activision Blizzard and Xbox, marking one of the largest video game industry layoffs in recent years." https://gameempress.com/blizzcon-2024-bites-the-dust-no-fan-celebration-this-year/

https://www.benzinga.com/general/gaming/24/04/38471780/why-microsofts-activision-blizzard-ki-led-off-blizzcon-2024

https://www.cnbcafrica.com/2024/how-working-for-google-amazon-and-microsoft-lost-dream-job-status/

https://www.eurogamer.net/activision-blizzard-boosts-microsoft-earnings-but-xbox-console-sales-plummet

https://www.geekwire.com/2024/whats-the-real-story-of-xbox-in-2024-latest-financials-from-microsoft-reveal-mixed-signals/

http://techrights.org/n/2024/04/25/Microsoft_Claims_Goodwill_Is_an_Asset_Valued_at_119_163_000_000.shtml

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/MSFT/key-statistics/

So they will call (or rebrand) everything "AI" or "Azure" or "cloud" while adding revenues from Blizzard to pretend something is growing.

https://gamingbolt.com/blizzcon-2024-is-cancelled-will-return-in-later-years

https://www.khaleejtimes.com/entertainment/microsoft-to-shut-down-one-of-bethesdas-studios

Why invest so much money into buying gaming companies to try and catch up to Sony and then turn around and act like you're ready to give up on Xbox and gaming in general? WTF, Microsoft? So many jobs lost already and who knows how many will be lost... — read more 

https://gamerant.com/bethesda-studio-france-closed-microsoft/

https://insider-gaming.com/microsoft-seemingly-closes-bethesda-france/ "According to multiple people online, the company has shut down Bethesda France after 12 years. News of the closure began trickling out as partners posted about their time... — read more 

https://80.lv/articles/bethesda-reportedly-shut-down-its-french-division

https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2024/04/23/microsoft-morrisville-office-lease-north-carolina.html

https://fandomwire.com/fallouts-success-isnt-enough-to-stop-bethesda/ https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/23/23771828/microsoft-betheda-acquisition-starfield-playstation-exclusive

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/business/money-report/techs-earnings-bonanza-this-week-shines-spotlight-on-growing-troubles-at-tesla-google/3291873/

https://futurism.com/the-byte/stable-diffusion-layoffs

https://www.indiatvnews.com/technology/news/long-serving-microsoft-worker-adopts-open-to-anything-mindset-following-termination-2024-04-17-926728

Microsoft Employee Lost His Job After 33 Years To His Own Idea. Here's What He Said https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/industry/microsoft-terminates-a-veteran-employee-after-33-years-of-service-heres-what-he-said-article-109370868

https://www.businessinsider.com/linkedin-manager-told-put-workers-pips-got-laid-off-2024-4

https://www.wionews.com/science/openai-may-go-bankrupt-by-end-of-2024-costs-700k-to-operate-chatgpt-daily-report-625016 https://tech.co/news/chatgpt-creator-openai-bankrupt

"The shutdown comes just five months since the startup partnered with OpenAI through the OpenAI Startup Fund to gain early access to OpenAI systems and Azure resources from Microsoft." ... — read more 

https://www.latestly.com/technology/openai-layoffs-2024-sam-altman-run-company-conducts-internal-investigation-and-fires-two-researchers-for-allegedly-leaking-information-5890780.html/amp

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/xbox-forms-of-new-game-preservation-and-platforms-teams-moves-ai-division-under-hardware

Xbox Exec in Charge of Cloud Gaming, Back Compat, and New AI Initiatives Leaves Microsoft https://wccftech.com/xbox-kareem-choudhry-leave-microsoft-cloud-gaming-back-compatibility-ai/ Xbox CVP Kareem Choudhry Leaves Microsoft ... — read more 

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/halo-infinite-support-studio-certain-205735446.html

https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/microsoft-fired-some-employees-working-on-its-teams-chat-app-to-focus-on-ai-tools-2522367-2024-04-02

https://windowsreport.com/indie-devs-tough-times-epic-store-xbox-game-pass-cut-funding/

https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-memo-leak-reorg-prioritize-copilot-over-teams-layoffs-2024-4

According to the CEO of Xbox, the blame for the massive layoffs lies with the market Xbox doesn't seem to care about the dismissal of 1,900 of its employees, judging by the statements of its CEO in one of their latest... — read more 

https://gamingbolt.com/halo-support-studio-certain-affinity-is-cutting-25-jobs

https://www.indiatimes.com/worth/news/amazon-google-microsoft-rs-1-lakh-stipend-internship-amid-layoffs-630985.html

I'm not just leaving Microsoft, I'm leaving the entire gaming industry. It su-ks because I'm trading in a job I love for a job that will most likely bore me to death, but I have to do it. I'm not sure what's happening with the industry, but it... — read more 

https://www.ggrecon.com/articles/xbox-reportedly-in-crisis-mode-as-third-party-developers-raise-concerns/

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xboxs-phil-spencer-reflects-on-recent-mass-layoffs/1100-6522156/

https://www.pc-tablet.co.in/microsoft-announces-major-workforce-reduction-and-strategic-reorganization/13222/

https://fandomwire.com/xbox-is-in-real-trouble-another-loss-to-playstation/

https://technewsspace.com/there-is-no-more-hope-blizzard-sacrificed-pve-content-for-overwatch-2-to-pvp/