#lay-offs

Todd needs beer, badly.toddalstrom
2025-07-05

@verge “Here are some prompt ideas and use cases that might help if you’re feeling overwhelmed…”

I’ve got one too: “Could Matt Turnbull’s position be replaced with AI?”

Dash Removerdashremover
2025-07-05

genuinely can't tell if "use AI to manage your emotions after we fire you" is corporate villainy or just the final form of LinkedIn self-care

🧘‍♂️🤖

2025-07-04

If you are a victim of #layoffs this year due to #ArtificialIntelligence disruption, remember, you *are* valuable. Don’t let the #corporate world make you feel less than. It’s time workers #riseup!

#layoffs2025 #xbox #Microsoftlayoffs

nerds.xyz/2025/07/microsoft-ex

Marcus "MajorLinux" Summersmajorlinux@toot.majorshouse.com
2025-07-04

Seriously, Microsoft can fuck all the way off!

Xbox producer criticised for suggesting laid-off devs should use AI for ‘career planning and emotional clarity’ | VGC

videogameschronicle.com/news/x

#Microsoft #Xbox #Layoffs #AI #Labor #SocialMedia #Gaming

Shanie MyrsTearshanie@tails.ch
2025-07-04

Microsoft Gaming Division (XBOX) has had 4 layoff waves since 2024.

CEO Phil Spencer should be in the next round of layoffs. But even if he gets the axe, it'll be from 10,000 feet with a golden parachute. And no axe.

aftermath.site/xbox-layoffs-mi

#gaming #eattherich #layoffs #microsoft #xbox

2025-07-04

After Microsoft laid off 9000 employees, Xbox producer Matt Turnbull suggested affected workers use AI to “reduce the emotional and cognitive load that comes with job loss”

videogamer.com/news/after-micr

#microsoft #xbox #gaming #tech #ai #layoffs #enshittification #dystopia

Tao of Mactaoofmac
2025-07-04

Microsoft to cut 9000 jobs

I’m actually posting this a couple of days later, partially because I spotted a lot of traffic towards my disclaimer page and other similar posts from recent past, and partially be(...)

taoofmac.com/space/links/2025/

Microsoft to cut 9000 jobs
2025-07-04

At least they got out of this weird cult with such empathetic, natural and sound advice 🔫

"Laid-off workers should use AI to manage their emotions, says Xbox exec"

theverge.com/news/698468/xbox-

#layoffs #ai #aislop

2025-07-04

Xbox Has Dropped DOOM Co-Creators Next FPS As The Publisher, Let Go Of The Entire Team And Removed Funding As Part Of Yesterdays Lay Offs

A Romero Games employee has claimed the “whole studio” is being let go as a result of Microsoft’s cuts, with many advertising on LinkedIn that they’ve lost their jobs.

videogameschronicle.com/news/j

#Microsoft #xbox #layoffs #gaming #doom #tech

(formerly known as) GWU DeGWU_Deutschland@mastodon.gamedev.place
2025-07-04

Against the backdrop of #Microsoft's mass #layoffs at its #Xbox division, the management advertises genAI workshops at #GamesCom and advises the fired #gamedevs to use AI to cope with the job loss.

If there is any way to appear more out of touch with reality, I can't think of any.

As Brandon Sheffield documented these messages over on BlueSky:
bsky.app/profile/brandon.inser
bsky.app/profile/brandon.inser

Screenshot of a marketing email from Microsoft: 

Hello!

We are excited to be heading to Gamescom 2025 in Cologne, Germany, again this year! If you will also be attending, we are offering an Al Roundtable where you can provide us your feedback on how you'd like to see us use Al in our tools and processes to make the game development and publishing experience more efficient.Screenshot of a posting by Matt Turnbull (Executive Producer at Xbox Game Studios Publishing) on LinkedIn:

These are really challenging times, and if you're navigating a layoff or even quietly preparing for one, you're not alone and you don't have to go it alone. 

I know these types of tools engender strong feelings in people, but I'd be remiss in not trying to offer the best advice | can under the circumstances. I've been experimenting with ways to use LLM Al tools (like ChatGPT or Copilot) to help reduce the emotional and cognitive load that comes with job loss. 

Here are some prompt ideas and use cases that might help if you're feeling overwhelmed: 

Career Planning Prompts: 
“Act as a career coach. I've been laid off from a [role] in the game industry. Help me build a 30-day plan to regroup, research new roles, and start applying without burning out.” “What kinds of game industry jobs could | pivot to with experience in [Production/Narrative/LiveOps/etc.]?" 

Resume & LinkedIn Help 
“Here's my current resume. Give me three tailored versions: one for AAA, one for platform/publishing roles, and one for startup/small studio leadership.” “Rewrite this resume bullet to highlight impact and metrics.” “Draft a new LinkedIn ‘About Me’ section that focuses on my leadership style, shipped titles, and vision for game development.” 

Networking & Outreach 
“Draft a friendly message | can send ..."

Sorry, text too long for full length!
PH1BE5PH1BE5
2025-07-04

I cannot imagine anyone wanting to work for or with and again.

After all of the in the last few months, the destruction of whatever goodwill they had earned over the years. It's like they said screw it, CoD is all we need.

If they don't want to make hardware or interesting games, then wtf do they actually want to make? Profit, I suppose.

Canning a Romero project is beyond bonkers.

youtube.com/watch?v=99TAkwX0yj8

Yonhap Infomax Newsinfomaxkorea
2025-07-04

Microsoft has laid off 830 employees at its Washington State headquarters as part of a broader plan to cut 9,000 jobs, targeting various roles to streamline operations and boost efficiency.

en.infomaxai.com/news/articleV

2025-07-04

MindsEye Dev's UK Workforce of Around 300 Receive At-Risk Emails as Former GTA Lead Leslie Benzies Finally Addresses Staff - IGN

「 Benzies insisted BARB would bounce back and relaunch MindsEye, blaming the studio and the game’s struggles on internal and external saboteurs, among other things 」

ign.com/articles/mindseye-devs

#aaagaming #gamedev #layoffs

2025-07-03

Dating Companies Bumble and Match Group Announce Layoffs

Layoffs are hitting some of the biggest names in online dating, seemingly confirming our earlier findings that online dating doesn't work.

freezenet.ca/dating-companies-

#Business #News #Bumble #Dating #hinge #layoffs #Match #OKCupid #OnlineDating #Tinder

Flipboard Tech DeskTechDesk@flipboard.social
2025-07-03

Microsoft is laying off around 9,000 people, and many of those cuts are expected to hit Xbox, with games being canceled and studios closed. @aftermath.site's Riley MacLeod takes a look at some of the industry veterans who have been caught in this decision: Matt Firor, who leaves Microsoft-owned Zeinmax after more than 18 years and started making games in the 1990s; Jon Knoles, who began his career working on "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" in 1991; Gregg Mayles, who was hired by Rare in 1989, and many more. "When [Microsoft gaming CEO] Phil Spencer writes in his layoff justification that 'we would not be where we are today without the time, energy, and creativity of those whose roles are impacted,' the people he’s speaking of weren’t just foundational to Microsoft, but to some of gaming’s earliest characters, studios, and systems.

flip.it/f_a3-c

#Tech #Technology #GamesIndustry #GameDevelopment #GameDev #Microsoft #XBox #Layoffs #PhilSpencer

Kevin Dominik Kortekdkorte@fosstodon.org
2025-07-03

Recently, Microsoft has been laying off employees at a rate of approximately 5,000 per month, and this trend is accelerating. Thus, my machine learning algorithm predicts that by 2027, the company will be run solely by the CEO and some AI.
#AI #layoffs #microsoft
bbc.com/news/articles/cdxl0w1w

2025-07-03

💥 DOOM co-creator John Romero’s entire Romero Games studio has been let go following Microsoft layoffs as Xbox cuts funding for new FPS - VideoGamer

videogamer.com/news/doom-co-cr

#microsoft #layoffs #gamedev

Marcus "MajorLinux" Summersmajorlinux@toot.majorshouse.com
2025-07-03

Yeah, Xbox is definitely cooked!

No, I’m sorry!

Capitalism is fucking cooked!

More Xbox Layoffs Announced, Phil Spencer Claims They Were Necessary - GameSpot

gamespot.com/articles/xbox-lay

#Xbox #Microsoft #Layoffs #PhilSpencer #Labor #Gaming #Tech

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