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![Kait (Laura Bailey) looks out on the aftermath of the Locusts' latest attack in Gears 5 (2019), Microsoft](https://boundingintocomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/geh.png?w=128&h=96&crop=1)
Xbox parent company Microsoft has reportedly shuttered one of their internal DEI teams due to "changing business needs".
![Joanna Dark (TBA) is looking a little bland in Perfect Dark (TBA), Microsoft](https://boundingintocomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/joana.png?w=128&h=96&crop=1)
For the third time this year, Microsoft is reportedly set to hit their Xbox division with a round of sweeping…
![Chai (Robbie Draymond) and 808 find themselves taken aback by Roquefort's (David Fane) true form in Hi-Fi Rush (2023), Tango Gameworks](https://boundingintocomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/245.png?w=128&h=96&crop=1)
Following Microsoft's axing of 'Hi-Fi Rush' dev Tango Gameworks, Head of Xbox Matt Booty has declared that the company needs…
![A Grunt (Joseph Staten) stands ready to meet his maker in Halo Infinite (2021), 343 Industries](https://boundingintocomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gra.png?w=128&h=96&crop=1)
Microsoft gaming CEO Phil Spencer says the recent ABK layoffs were partially needed due to shrinking industry forecasts.
![Cortana (Jen Taylor) bids farewell to Master Chief (Steve Downes) in Halo 4 (2012), Microsoft Studios](https://boundingintocomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/c.png?w=128&h=96&crop=1)
Microsoft's new 'inclusion guide' for devs recommends against designing any female characters with "exaggerated body proportions".
![Fernando Esparza (Nicholas Roye) turns to Master Chief (Bruce Thomas) for hope in Halo Infinite (2021), 343 Industries](https://boundingintocomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/hjimy.png?w=128&h=96&crop=1)
As part of their recent layoffs, Microsoft has reportedly laid waste to the Xbox divisions behind the console's physical game…
![Mauga (John Tui) finds himself near death in Overwatch 2 (2022), Activision Blizzard](https://boundingintocomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/a_220356.png?w=128&h=96&crop=1)
Microsoft Slashes Video Game Division, Cuts 1,900 Jobs Across Activision Blizzard, Xbox, And ZeniMax
Microsoft has announced that they will be cutting roughly 8% of their workforce across Activision Blizzard, Xbox, and Zenimax.
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Microsoft is launching a new moderation program to tackle what they view as a longstanding issue when it comes to…
![Layla Ellison (Queen Noveen) studies up in Redfall (2023), Microsoft](https://boundingintocomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023.05.05-06.08-boundingintocomics-6455462ae1c15.png?w=128&h=96&crop=1)
The backlash from poor reviews of Redfall has been so severe, some are calling for Head of Xbox Phil Spencer to…
![Master Chief (Bruce Thomas), Cortana (Jennifer Taylor) and Fernando Esparza (Nicholas Roye) look toward their next adventure in the ending to Halo Infinite (2021), 343 Industries](https://boundingintocomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023.01.19-08.52-boundingintocomics-63c9ad9f2ad73.png?w=128&h=96&crop=1)
Xbox head Phil Spencer believes it's time for the industry to put away their outrage campaigns and return to making…