The cuts would equate to 4% of Microsoft’s 228,000-strong global workforce.<\/p>\n
Some video game projects have reportedly been affected by them.<\/p>\n
According to an internal email seen by The Verge, external<\/a> and gaming publication IGN, Microsoft has told gaming staff that the planned reboot of first-person shooter series Perfect Dark, along with another title, Everwild, will be cancelled.<\/p>\n The Initiative, a Microsoft-owned studio behind the Perfect Dark reboot, will also be shut down, the memo stated.<\/p>\n Job cuts have also affected staff across wider studios owned by Microsoft, including Forza Motorsport maker Turn 10 and Elder Scrolls Online developer ZeniMax Online Studios, according to employee posts on social media seen by the BBC.<\/p>\n Matt Firor, studio director of ZeniMax Online Studios, announced on Wednesday he would be leaving his position in July after more than 18 years at the studio.<\/p>\n “While I won’t be working on the game anymore, I will be cheering you on and adding to the thousands of hours I’ve already spent in-game,” said a post attributed to Mr Firor by ZeniMax on X, external<\/a>.<\/p>\n Romero Games Ltd, an independent studio based in Galway, Ireland – co-founded by Doom developer John Romero – has also cut staff after funding for its game was axed by its publisher.<\/p>\n “These people are the best people I’ve ever worked with, and I’m sorry to say that our game and our studio were also affected,” said Mr Romero in a post on X, external<\/a>.<\/p>\n Microsoft has initiated three other rounds of redundancies so far in 2025, including in May when it said it would cut 6,000 roles.<\/p>\n