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So Why All The Microsoft Game Group Firings?

Microsoft said they were sacking 1,400 people across the entire company, yet a disproportionate number of those cuts fell upon the (relatively) small gaming group. What gives? Did somebody piss in Steve Ballmer’s coffee?


January 23, 2009

‘Bulk Of’ Microsoft’s 1400 Job Cuts To Strike Entertainment Division

According to sources speaking with ZDNet’s resident Microsoft blogger, Mary-Jo Foley, “the bulk of [Microsoft's]immediate 1,400-person cuts” are going to fall on the Entertainment & Devices Group. Which includes the Xbox team.