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Microsoft cancels its Perfect Dark and Everwild Xbox games
Microsoft is canceling its Perfect Dark and Everwild games as part of sweeping cuts to its Xbox division. Matt Booty, Xbox president of game content and studios, revealed that Microsoft will be closing The Initiative, the studio behind Perfect Dark, in an internal memo to Xbox employees today.
Microsoft has reportedly cancelled Rare’s upcoming Everwild amid job cuts
BREAKING: As part of today’s cuts, Xbox has canceled the troubled Rare game Everwild, according to people familiar. News on the job cuts is coming in drips — not sure why Xbox didn’t announce it all at once — but I’ll report what I can as I confirm it.
Microsoft Layoffs Are Here and These 3 Games Have Already Been Canceled
Microsoft is cutting more than 9,000 jobs -- 4% of its global workforce -- and as a result, Everwild and the Perfect Dark reboot have been put out to pasture.
Microsoft Lays Off Thousands Of Employees, Cancels Perfect Dark, Everwild, And More Xbox Games
The Microsoft-owned gaming division continues to make deep cuts following its aggressive studio acquisition strategy over the last several years.
Microsoft to cut 9,000 jobs; continues focus on AI
Microsoft has recently confirmed plans to lay off up to 9,000 employees—just under 4% of its global workforce—as the company shifts its focus further toward artificial intelligence and streamlines internal operations.
Microsoft Lays of 9,000 Workers
Microsoft is slashing about 9,000 jobs in its largest round of layoffs in over two years, affecting teams across Xbox, sales, and other divisions worldwide.
Microsoft To Cut 9,000 Jobs In Latest Round Of Layoffs.
This year alone, Microsoft, with its 228,000-person global workforce, has conducted three prior rounds of layoffs in January, May, and June.
Microsoft Scraps ‘Perfect Dark’ Reboot, ‘Everwild’ and Other Games, Closes Studio The Initiative
Microsoft is scrapping two upcoming video games, a reboot of "Perfect Dark" and the fantasy title "Everwild," in addition to ...
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Microsoft Cancels Perfect Dark and Everwild as The Initiative Shuts Down
Microsoft has officially canceled the Perfect Dark reboot and Rare's fantasy title Everwild, while also closing The ...
Microsoft Kills Sea Of Thieves Studio's Long-Troubled Action-Adventure Everwild [Update]
Rather than doing the humane and dignified thing of telling thousands of people all at once whether or not they’re going to ...
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Sources: Everwild has been cancelled as Xbox layoffs hit Rare
Rare’s long-in-development original IP, Everwild, has been cancelled, sources have told VGC. According to people with ...
Xbox is cancelling Rare's 'Everwild' and ZeniMax's new MMORPG IP as part of broader cuts — with 'Perfect Dark' impacted as well
Xbox is canceling Everwild, a new IP from Sea of Thieves developer Rare.
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Rare's mysterious nature sim Everwild has been cancelled as part of Xbox mass layoffs, according to reports
Microsoft have cancelled Rare's wistful bucolic ramble Everwild as part of wider layoffs at the company this month, according ...
Everwild has reportedly been cancelled amid Xbox layoffs
In today's gaming world, a decade of development can sometimes amount to nothing. Parent company Microsoft has reportedly ...