{
  "id": 654219,
  "title": "The Elder Scrolls 6 Demo to Xbox Leadership Included a Giant Inflatable Rat, Placed Outside Bethesda Offices in Protest at Microsoft's Mass Layoffs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/the-elder-scrolls-6-demo-to-xbox-leadership-included-a-giant",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-12T09:41:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/the-elder-scrolls-6-demo-to-xbox-leadership-included-a-giant-inflatable-rat-placed-outside-bethesda-offices-in-protest-at-microsofts-mass-layoffs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bethesda staff have inflated a giant rat outside the company's offices, during a visit by the Xbox management team to play The Elder Scrolls 6.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}