Source: Microsoft plans to lay off ~9,000 employees, or less than 4% of its workforce, across teams and role types, after cutting ~6,000 in May and 300+ in June
read Phil Spencer's note to staff Bloomberg : Microsoft Cuts 9,000 Workers in Second Wave of Major Layoffs IGN : Microsoft Makes Significant Layoffs Across Gaming Division, Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Conf...
Bethesda, Maryland-based AuthMind, which offers observability-based identity protection services to enterprises, raised a $19.3M seed led by Cheyenne Ventures
Dan Primack / Axios :
Memo: Microsoft's Xbox plans to shut down multiple Bethesda studios and consolidate teams to prioritize high-impact titles and invest in Bethesda's portfolio
Staff told via email. — Microsoft has closed a number of Bethesda studios, including Redfall maker Arkane Austin …
Bethesda, Maryland-based HiLabs, whose AI-powered tools provide clean data for health care organizations, raised a $39M Series B led by Eight Roads and Denali
The Economic Times :
Source: Microsoft's Bethesda considers bringing the new Indiana Jones game to PS5, months after Xbox and PC release, as part of a new multi-platform approach
Bethesda's upcoming Indiana Jones game is also tentatively set to launch on Sony's PlayStation 5 console.
Bethesda Head of Publishing Pete Hines plans to leave after 24 years, just weeks after the release of Starfield, to begin an “exciting new chapter”
To begin “exciting new chapter”. — Bethesda exec Pete Hines has announced his retirement after 24 years at the company, just weeks after Starfield's launch.
FTC v. Microsoft: in mid-2020, Phil Spencer discussed acquiring Warner Bros Interactive alongside Bethesda and said buying Nintendo would be a “career moment”
“It'd be a good move for both companies” — A genuinely dystopian email sent by Xbox chief Phil Spencer …
Q&A with Bethesda Head of Publishing Pete Hines on releasing Starfield, working with Microsoft, Game Pass, triple-A games in 2023, debugging Starfield, and more
Head of publishing on why the developer prioritises player freedom over less buggy games, and facing expectations around its sci-fi epic
A look at Starfield, a game by Microsoft's Bethesda with 1,000 explorable planets, set for September 6 after a 10-month delay, as Microsoft needs an Xbox hit
Alright everybody, strap yourselves in. This is gonna be a bumpy ride. Jordan Middler / Video Games Chronicle : Review: Starfield is the ultimate Bethesda game Matt Miller / Game Informer : Starfield...
FTC v. Microsoft: Phil Spencer says Microsoft acquired ZeniMax for $7.5B to stop Sony from paying for Bethesda games like Starfield to be PlayStation exclusives
Microsoft's Xbox chief has revealed one of the key reasons behind the acquisition of Bethesda parent company ZeniMax: potential Starfield PlayStation exclusivity.