"On May 7, Microsoft's Arkane gaming studio shut down in the state's capital city, laying off 96 staffers, according to a Texas WARN notice obtained by MySA. The Austin-based video game office developed multiple titles under its publisher Bethesda... — read more 

Some people will call this "loophole", whereas others will opine that it is outright illegal (but kept secret to circumvent scrutiny) http://techrights.org/n/2024/05/28/New_Press_Report_Explains_Microsoft_Severance_and_Quiet_Undiscl.shtml

https://fandomwire.com/xbox-keep-shooting-themselves-in-the-foot/

"This tally includes almost 2,000 layoffs across Microsoft, as well as 1,800 layoffs at Unity, 670 Electronic Arts layoffs, and around 600 Take-Two Interactive employees being cut from the company."... — read more 

https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/bains-among-the-layoffs-at-linkedin/

https://www.dualshockers.com/senuas-saga-hellblade-2-fans-concerned-over-studio-heads-post/

https://www.thegamer.com/unfortunately-ninja-theory-isnt-actually-safe-from-microsoft/

They get the gold mine. You get the shaft. Ask me how I know. If your head is on the chopping block, read a piece titled The Hatchet Man's Playbook - a lot of eye-popping non-obvious stuff!

https://time.com/charter/6979671/the-unexpected-impact-of-rto-mandates-on-senior-workers/

https://indepthnews.net/microsoft-shuts-down-center-in-lagos-leaving-hundreds-in-the-lurch/

https://brignews.com/2024/05/12/xbox-founders-claim-the-company-has-lost-its-identity/

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/microsoft-torches-multiple-xbox-studios-175445341.html

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/05/10/microsoft-shutters-several-bethesda-developers-post-acquisition-same-as-it-did-in-activision-acquisition/

https://www.pocket-lint.com/what-is-going-on-with-microsoft-xbox/

https://metro.co.uk/2024/05/10/ps5-xbox-console-sales-25-last-year-uk-20815499/amp/

https://www.noobfeed.com/news/13964/xbox-shuts-down-four-studios-and-more-will-follow

https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2024/05/10/xbox-layoffs-blamed-on-activision-blizzard-acquisition/

https://headtopics.com/uk/prey-mega-fan-ends-2-559-day-streak-of-updates-after-studio-52271069

https://fortune.com/2024/05/09/microsoft-employees-xbox-games-layoffs/

https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2024/05/09/hellblade-2-ps5-more-xbox-layoffs-happening-report/ https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/cwa-asks-where-is-the-respect-and-compassion-from-microsoft-

https://peopleofcolorintech.com/articles/microsoft-shuts-nigeria-engineering-center-just-two-years-after-opening/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=microsoft-shuts-nigeria-engineering-center-just-two-years-after-opening

https://stlawyers.ca/blog-news/microsoft-layoffs-xbox-closing-studios-2024/

https://gameranx.com/updates/id/497771/article/rumor-abk-has-not-protected-ms-gaming-more-layoffs-expected-as-they-argue-on-cod-in-game-pass/

https://www.eteknix.com/xbox-reportedly-set-for-more-job-cuts-as-focus-shifts-to-major-titles/

http://www.loadthegame.com/2024/05/09/additional-xbox-layoffs-are-reportedly-on-the-horizon-as-the-company-aims-to-reduce-expenses/

https://businessday.ng/technology/article/microsoft-raises-subscription-cost-in-nigeria-amid-job-cuts/ It's not like Microsoft paid them good salaries. Things must be dire.

https://leadership.ng/microsoft-shuts-down-nigerias-africa-devt-centre-sacks-workers/ confirmed by Microsoft https://gatekeepersnews.com/2024/05/09/microsoft-denies-closure-lagos/

https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2024/05/08/austin-gaming-studio-shuts-down.html

https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/xbox-business-cuts-studio-closures-2640065/

https://www.kvue.com/article/money/microsoft-layoffs-arkane-studios-austin-texas/269-3f68c398-991c-4e74-99ec-fe03eaa4f5d1

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-08/xbox-studio-closures-microsoft-plans-more-cost-cutting-measures-after-layoffs

https://www.thecable.ng/microsoft-sacks-workers-at-african-development-centre-in-nigeria/ https://techpoint.africa/2024/05/08/microsoft-adc-layoff-engineering-team-lagos/

https://www.tekedia.com/microsoft-uninstalls-nigeria-as-it-closes-african-development-centre-adc-in-lagos/

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/arkane-lyon-director-other-devs-react-to-microsoft-shuttering-xbox-studios

https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-closes-redfall-developer-arkane-austin-hifi-rush-developer-tango-gameworks-and-more-in-devastating-cuts-at-bethesda

https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsofts-xbox-shuts-multiple-studios-consolidates-teams-cost-cutting-move-2024-05-07/

https://readwrite.com/redfall-arkane-shut-down-microsoft-layoffs-xbox-game-pass-tango-gameworks/

https://www.ginx.tv/en/video-games/microsoft-makes-cuts-to-bethesda-closing-arkane-tango-gameworks-and-more

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/gaming/microsoft-cuts-jobs-in-gaming-division-shuts-multiple-developers-read-xbox-game-studio-heads-email-to-staff/articleshow/109923889.cms

https://www.hindustantimes.com/real-estate/microsoft-buys-48-acre-land-parcel-in-hyderabad-for-rs-267-crore-101714995599193.html