2026-02-21
Well that's fucking lovely. - Phil Spencer is out. Sarah Bond is out. - The new Xbox CEO ran Microsoft's AI division. - Before that, COO at Instacart and VP at Meta. Zero gaming background.
CNBC
Phil Spencer will retire after 38 years at Microsoft; Asha Sharma, the president of product in Microsoft's Core AI business, will become the CEO of gaming
Microsoft's head of gaming, Phil Spencer, is leaving the software maker following a 38-year tenure, as the company's Xbox business faces increased challenges.
2026-02-20
Well that's fucking lovely. - Phil Spencer is out. Sarah Bond is out. - The new Xbox CEO ran Microsoft's AI division. - Before that, COO at Instacart and VP at Meta. Zero gaming background.
CNBC
Phil Spencer will retire after 38 years at Microsoft; Asha Sharma, the president of product in Microsoft's Core AI business, will become the CEO of gaming
Microsoft's head of gaming, Phil Spencer, is leaving the software maker following a 38-year tenure, as the company faces increased challenges in its Xbox business.
Well that's fucking lovely. - Phil Spencer is out. Sarah Bond is out. - The new Xbox CEO ran Microsoft's AI division. - Before that, COO at Instacart and VP at Meta. Zero gaming background.
IGN
Xbox President Sarah Bond, long thought to be Phil Spencer's heir, is leaving; Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty is promoted to Chief Content Officer
Spencer's run with Xbox ends just months shy of the brand's 25th anniversary. — Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer …
2025-02-19
Netease just laid off the Game Director of Marvel Rivals as well as his Seattle based team. Insanity.
VentureBeat
Sources: Chinese game publisher NetEase has been directed to divest its overseas holdings, starting with hit game Marvel Rivals, which laid off its Seattle team
Chinese game publisher NetEase raised fears with recent moves that it is unloading as much as all of its overseas holdings …
2023-01-24
That's horrible. Respect @BrianBirming. https://twitter.com/...
Bloomberg
A manager at Activision Blizzard's Blizzard unit, who oversaw World of Warcraft Classic, departs after internally criticizing the company's stack ranking system
A manager at video game developer Blizzard Entertainment said he was ousted after refusing to give a low evaluation to an employee …