2026-07-6 730233376d307c0d60ec378a924cad6bcf6f771d 15 2022–2026 video game industry layoffs 1 /wiki/2022-2026%20video%20game%20industry%20layoffs Compulsion Games 37 /wiki/compulsion%20games Double Fine 71 /wiki/double%20fine Microsoft 2 /wiki/microsoft Ninja Theory 116 /wiki/ninja%20theory Undead Labs 172 /wiki/undead%20labs Xbox 14 /wiki/xbox%20(division) 2022–2026 video game industry layoffs Compulsion Games Double Fine Microsoft Ninja Theory Undead Labs Xbox 2022–2026 video game industry layoffs 2026-03-24 b5c7b391d432a9d7a4190a3d53fa72b9def9ee87 /feed/2026/03/24/american-video-game-company-epic-games-announces-that-it-will-lay-off-more-than-1000-employees-along-with-more-tha American video game company Epic Games announces that it will lay off more than 1,000 employees ​along with ​more ⁠than $500 million in savings from ​cuts to contracting ​and ⁠marketing amid a sharp decline in the number of people playing its flagship video game "Fortnite". 1774422468 2026-03-24 b0c7c56417330ff10dfdf67929b7b1e3fcd901d9 /feed/2026/03/24/american-video-game-company-epic-games-announces-that-it-will-layoff-more-than-1000-employees-along-with-more-than American video game company Epic Games announces that it will layoff more than 1,000 employees ​along with ​more ⁠than $500 million in savings from ​cuts to contracting ​and ⁠marketing amid a sharp decline in the number of people playing its flagship video game "Fortnite". 1774373381 2026-03-24 6343fda5c9ebe9fd4e4afab2c1fdae791de690c6 29 2022–2026 video game industry layoffs 1 /feed/2026/03/24/american-video-game-company-epic-games-announces-that-it-will-lay-off-more-than-1000-employees-along-with-more-than-50 American video game company Epic Games announces that it will lay off more than 1,000 employees along with more than $500 million in savings from cuts to contracting and marketing amid a sharp decline in the number of people playing its flagship video game "Fortnite". 2025-10-14 cd723994eafad92ecaf15ddba6711b93a2d746af /feed/2025/10/14/microsoft-ends-support-for-windows-10-a-decade-after-its-release-despite-41-of-windows-users-still-running-the-system Microsoft ends support for Windows 10 a decade after its release, despite 41% of Windows users still running the system. 1760451667 2025-10-14 f2cdc543546377f07be37e05fd30f215443328e1 /feed/2025/10/14/microsoft-ends-support-for-windows-10-a-decade-after-its-release Microsoft ends support for Windows 10 a decade after its release. 1760409377 2025-10-14 a1e715c7d7c97ebb771937bd4efdd4cb6f69e28a 27 Microsoft 1 /feed/2025/10/14/microsoft-ends-support-for-windows-10-a-decade-after-its-release-despite-41-of-windows-users-still-running-this-versio Microsoft ends support for Windows 10 a decade after its release, despite 41% of Windows users still running this version of the operating system. 2025-05-5 0de03ea928e6828ef20da259d426d28c6d874b29 17 Microsoft 1 /feed/2025/05/5/after-more-than-twenty-years-of-activity-microsoft-telecommunications-application-skype-is-shut-down-in-favor-of-its-al After more than twenty years of activity, Microsoft telecommunications application Skype is shut down in favor of its alternative Teams. 2025-02-28 09366761412de71cd8ac9aee1a863f504cc58b25 /feed/2025/02/28/microsoft-announces-it-will-shut-down-skype-starting-in-may-2025-and-focusing-its-support-and-development-on-teams Microsoft announces it will shut down Skype starting in May 2025 and focusing its support and development on Teams. 1740763385 2025-02-28 292e70de462ee0a64d1a6837a301e7af8e168506 23 Microsoft 1 /feed/2025/02/28/microsoft-announces-it-will-shut-down-skype-in-may-2025-to-focus-its-support-and-development-on-teams Microsoft announces it will shut down Skype in May 2025 to focus its support and development on Teams. /feed/2026/07/6/microsoft-cuts-roughly-4800-jobs-primarily-within-its-xbox-and-commercial-sales-divisions-while-divesting-game-studi Reuters 6 d9e17a03107e593c24c1be556e250b19874150f3 7 https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/microsoft-joins-ai-driven-tech-layoff-wave-with-4800-job-cuts-2026-07-06/ 2026 The Verge 6 6f442d4e59ecf2ba730d173902e8bc49714f443c 7 https://www.theverge.com/news/961528/microsoft-layoffs-july-2026-sales-xbox 2026 Microsoft cuts roughly 4,800 jobs, primarily within its Xbox and commercial sales divisions, while divesting game studios Compulsion Games, Double Fine, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs.