Assessing Xbox’s Layoffs, Game Cancellations, and Studio Closures – Unlocked 698

Update: 2025-07-03

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As expected, layoffs at Microsoft and Xbox did happen this week, and they were unbelievably brutal. Approximately 9,000 people reportedly got laid off, multiple games were canceled, and entire studios were shut down. We sort through the wreckage on this week's Unlocked.

00:00 - Intro

00:11:12 - Assessing Xbox’s Layoffs
00:24:33 - ZeniMax Online’s New MMORPG Has Been Canceled

00:29:55 - Perfect Dark and Game Cancellations
00:44:41 - The Damage to Xbox's Brand
00:52:21 - Xbox's Future & Phil Spencer's Rumored Retirement
01:10:14 - Mafia: The Old Country, LV1 Gaming, & Outro

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