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Microsoft makes cuts to gaming: ACES studio closed, 30% of testers laid off
Joystiq —
... While Sony is avoiding any cuts to its games division, Microsoft is taking a very different approach. Details are still trickling in, but it appears significant changes are being made to Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices (E&D) division as part of the ...
Rumor: Xbox division faces brunt of Microsoft's first round of layoffs
Joystiq [Xbox] —
... Dean Takahashi reports for VentureBeat that ACES Studio, best known for the Flight Simulator franchise, has been shut down. Additionally, he reports that 30% of Microsoft's game testers have been cut and that the game group will soon undergo a "management restructuring." ...
So, Flight Sim team, what color are your parachutes?
GMSV —
... who create new aircraft, scenery and other add-on content. Flight Sim’s situation is only part of the turbulence in the entertainment unit. Over the past year or so, Microsoft has closed or disposed of several of its game development studios as the company’s broader priorities shifted. Now, reports VentureBeat , there is talk that 30 percent of the company’s video game testers are being cut and rumors of a management restructuring. Meanwhile, those who work over in the Zune part of the unit can’t be feeling too comfortable. In ...
Microsoft job cuts hit game studios, and Flight Simulator looks doomed
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk —
... was recently seen on BBC News simulating a plane landing on water in New York, though it didn't get a credit. Considering Flight Simulator's very large and extremely dedicated fan base, closing Aces looks like an incredibly short sighted thing to do. But that's what seems to be happening. Microsoft's current line is: "All we're announcing at this time is that we are committed to flying games." But without developers, Flight Simulator doesn't have much of a future. At Venture Beat, Dean Takahashi points out that game developers have had a tough time at ...
Microsoft Layoff Hits Gaming, Online Services, Real Estate
Xconomy —
... . VentureBeat also reports that 30 percent of Microsoft’s video game testers have been let go. And at least two members of the company’s Gamerscore Blog are also ...
More Microsoft Layoffs Hit Game Testers, Games For Windows Group [Disturbance In The Workforce]
Kotaku —
... Microsoft's video game testers have been shown the door, so if your next Microsoft Games Studio game is buggy as hell, least you'll know why . Venturebeat also say that come next week, there'll be a management restructure. Which had better involve the triumphant return of J Allard. To light the game group's darkest hour. In addition to these, we've also heard that there have been sackings at the Games for Windows group, though at this stage the number of affected remains unclear. Microsoft’s game studios take a beating in layoffs; flight sim studio closure confirmed ...
Layoffs Slice Into Microsoft's Gaming Operations
paidContent —
... ), and fired about 30 percent of its game testers (also via VentureBeat). The company plans to lay off as many as 5,000 employees by June 2010; these moves came as part of an initial round of 1,400 cuts. ...
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