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Microsoft’s id Software layoffs spark backlash as Carmack’s response reignites gaming industry tensions
Bethesda is moving to a franchise-centric model following significant layoffs within the studio and broader restructuring at Xbox.
Microsoft’s Xbox layoffs trigger studio closures and mass departures at Obsidian and Id Software