Video game union workers ‘extremely disappointed’ with Xbox leadership following layoffs (Gaming News Roundup)0

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• July 9, 2026

Microsoft laid off 1,600 employees in its Xbox division this week, including hundreds of union video game workers represented by the Communications Workers of America. The workforce reduction adds to what new CEO Asha Sharma calls the “most significant restructuring” in the history of the Microsoft division. Microsoft on Monday announced approximately 4,800 total job