Xbox is offering voluntary severance agreements to producers, quality assurance testers and other staff at ZeniMax as part of a broader cost-cutting initiative

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    Wow it’s almost like buying up half the gaming industry and then producing literally nothing wasn’t a great idea.

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      6 months ago

      broader cost cutting

      They’re just stripping everything down to save money, as every company that ever buys another company does.

      This was entirely predictable (plus, they purchase IP, not people).

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    If it was me, I’d take the deal. They obviously don’t give a shit about even their successful teams.

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      Me too. The writing is on the wall, especially if you’re at a small studio working on “small” games like Ninja Theory or Double Fine.

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    Why are they targeting Zenimax so heavily, don’t they have 50 other acquisitions they can suck the blood from

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      Give it a year. Thankfully Toys for Bob was able to buy themselves out, otherwise surely they would have either been shut down or put to work in the Call of Duty mines.

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    Welp, reckon it’s time I take my happy ass down to the local used game store and sell my Xbox. Thing’s collecting dust anyway. I think I’ll get a new camera lens instead.