Microsoft asks Xbox gamers to "Feel the Burn Today" with yet another special edition Xbox controller on the same day it shuts Xbox studios 😬 really unfortunate timing for this news.xbox.com/en-us/2024/05/07/introducing-xbox-wireless-controller-fire-vapor-special-edition/ pic.twitter.com/Puuy0xr9e9

another awful day for Xbox employees and the game industry. Hi-Fi Rush "was a break out hit" for Microsoft last year in "all key measurements and expectations," but the studio behind it got closed today alongside others. I feel for everyone affected ☹️

Xbox today announced internally it is closing four Bethesda studios, three years after acquiring the company - Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks (creators of TGA winner Hi-Fi Rush), Alpha Dog and Roundhouse. pic.twitter.com/RQZouNcjVV

Xbox head of studios Matt Booty wrote in an email to staff that "we are making these tough decisions to create capacity to increase investment in other parts of our portfolio and focus on our priority games." Not yet clear how many jobs will be lost. www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-07/microsoft-s-xbox-division-is-shutting-down-four-bethesda-studios?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTcxNTA5MDgzNSwiZXhwIjoxNzE1Njk1NjM1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTRDRBTVZEV1gyUFMwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.wMIIvOkuueIFsAv0_s1ybJGfSQCEls9XHkQdrwvdIcY