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Been a journalist since 1987 and am Editorial Director for the independent GamesBeat. I cover games, chips, hardware, R&D, and more. Wrote two books on Xbox.

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Arkane Studios chief quits, replaced by Machine Games lead Jerk Gustafsson | report

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By Dean Takahashi Verified
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Microsoft’s Xbox layoffs are looming, and there’s one sign of change today. Reports have surfaced that Arkane Studios president Leonard Bendel has been replaced by Jerk Gustafsson, who was formerly of Machine Games. The date on the leadership change notice was June 30, but news is starting to leak out today. On Monday, Microsoft is expected to announce layoffs and the closure or sale of up to five of its game studios.
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Arkane Studios chief quits, replaced by Machine Games lead Jerk Gustafsson | report

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By Dean Takahashi Verified
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Finance Now Are the ‘MANGOS’ Stocks Already Turning Soft? The New York Times - Rob Copeland • 38m Wall Street loves an acronym. The latest one stands for Meta, Anthropic, Nvidia and three other companies at the center of the artificial intelligence boom.
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Why Microsoft shouldn’t lay off so many Xbox employees | The DeanBeat

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By Dean Takahashi Verified
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Become a member of GB MAX to gain exclusive access to the industry and to the most influential global B2B leadership community in the business of gaming, entertainment, and tech. Join now and also get a VIP ticket to GamesBeat Next (Nov 2-3, SF). Microsoft is expected to lay off a lot of employees on July 6. We don’t have full transparency into the numbers yet, and we probably won’t even hear that or the full circumstances behind the layoffs even after Monday.
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