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"Bulk Of" Microsoft's 1400 Job Cuts To Strike Entertainment Division [Rumor]
Kotaku — ... Zune and Windows Mobile, so losses would presumably be spread across all three. While we're not terribly interested in either of those, we are interested in potential cuts to the Xbox team, particularly since we've already seen two instances of that today in the sackings at Gamerscore and ACES. If Foley's sources are to be believed, though, a blog and the Flight Sim guys might only be the start. We'll no doubt here more in the coming days. Where are the Microsoft cuts falling? [ZDNet] [Image: (cc) JD ...

First Microsoft Layoff Coming In Gaming Division?
G4 TV - TheFeed — ... at some insider Microsoft business, check out mini-Microsoft.com; the rumors, speculation and assorted corporate gossip are flying! But speaking of layoffs, I'd almost prefer to be one of the people dropped from Microsoft today, if only to avoid spending the next 18 months going through waves of layoffs, knowing that 3,600 more were coming, and never quite knowing if yours is the next head on the corporate chopping block.  Source 

First Microsoft Layoffs Coming In Gaming Division?
G4 TV - TheFeed — ... at some insider Microsoft business, check out mini-Microsoft.com; the rumors, speculation and assorted corporate gossip are flying! But speaking of layoffs, I'd almost prefer to be one of the people dropped from Microsoft today, if only to avoid spending the next 18 months going through waves of layoffs, knowing that 3,600 more were coming, and never quite knowing if yours is the next head on the corporate chopping block.  Source 

Microsoft makes cuts to gaming: ACES studio closed, 30% of testers laid off
Joystiq — ... plans to axe 5,000 jobs. ZDnet's Mary Jo Foley has heard the E&D division will represent "the bulk" of Microsoft's immediate cuts. ...

Rumor: Xbox division faces brunt of Microsoft's first round of layoffs
Joystiq [Xbox] — ... According to Mary-Jo Foley, Microsoft columnist for ZDNet, the majority of the company's recently announced 1,400 layoffs will be aimed at the Entertainment & Devices division, which is responsible for the Xbox, Zune and Windows Mobile. Given the ...

The Death of Microsoft Flight Simulator
The Escapist : Latest News — ... on his blog. Twitter updates from associates of the Flight Simulator team are saying that the layoffs took place yesterday. The cuts come as part of a planned 5,000 layoffs at Microsoft, the first wave of which is reportedly centered around Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices division and comprised of 1,400 job cuts. In addition to ACES, Microsoft also ...

Layoff Roundup: Microsoft, Eidos, WipEout Stylists, and More
Kombo.com — ... . Rumor has it that the bulk of the immediate 1,400 cuts are going to come from the entertainment division, sources tell ZDNet . In addition, the E unit encompasses the Zune and Windows Mobile divisions of the company. ...

Microsoft Lays Off Games for Windows Live General Manager
The Escapist : Latest News — ... , possibly indicating a shift in the company's attitude toward the service. Microsoft recently confirmed that it will be cutting 5000 jobs , with the first round of 1400 jobs expected to focus on the company's Entertainment and Devices division, and that Early would be among the casualties. ...

Microsoft Lays Off Games for Windows Live General Manager - UPDATED
The Escapist : Latest News — ... , possibly indicating a shift in the company's attitude toward the service. Microsoft recently confirmed that it will be cutting 5000 jobs , with the first round of 1400 jobs expected to focus on the company's Entertainment and Devices division, and that Early would be among the casualties. ...

Rare Restructures, Faces Layoffs
The Escapist : Latest News — ... , as it faces layoffs in the midst of a massive company-wide restructuring effort by Microsoft. Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that it would lay off around 5,000 employees across the entire company. The first wave of those layoffs hit the Entertainment and Devices division, notably resulting in the closure of studios like Ensemble and ACES as well as the departure of Games for Windows Live general manager ...