Chris Kerr: NEW: The layoff confirmations are pouring in…

NEW: The layoff confirmations are pouring in now. Another WARN notice indicates that a total of 379 ZeniMax employees based in Maryland have been laid off by Microsoft. That includes 213 workers at ZeniMax Online Studios, the developer behind The Elder Scrolls Online.

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Chris Kerr

9 июл., 01:37

You might recall that ZeniMax Online Studios unionized in 2024. At the time, the CWA explained the majority of union members were based in Maryland.

461 employees at ZeniMax Online Studios have unionizedAnother union has formed within Microsoft in a bid to 'create protections against layoffs and workplace exploitation.'www.gamedeveloper.com

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Chris Kerr

9 июл., 01:51

ZeniMax Online Studios was also the target of layoffs in July 2025, when Microsoft chose to cancel an in-development MMO codenamed 'Project Blackbird' that purportedly blew former Xbox boss Phil Spencer away (thanks, Bloomberg). The studio and its workforce cannot catch a break under Microsoft.

Xbox Executives Were Blown Away by an Upcoming Game. Then They Canceled It.Blackbird, a new game from ZeniMax Online Studios, impressed Xbox boss Phil Spencer earlier this yearwww.bloomberg.com

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Chris Kerr

9 июл., 01:58

Have pinged MS for more details. Hopefully I'll have heard back by the time I clock in tomorrow morning.

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tourniquet

9 июл., 04:13

Do we know why ZOS was hit this hard? Were they underperforming? To cut away management layers? Braff said something about working more closely across the organization. Shouldn't ESO be a focus when the plan is to strengthen Elder Scrolls?