{
  "id": 9159982,
  "title": "Microsoft lays off 268 Xbox staffers across Halo and other studios, as part of an ongoing gaming \"reset\"; Activision will take over Halo and two other games (Tom Warren/The Verge)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/microsoft-lays-off-268-xbox-staffers-across-halo-and-other-studios-as",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-22T14:25:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/news/998589/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-ninja-theory-closure"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Deals to sell off Ninja Theory fell through over the summer. … Microsoft is laying off around 260 Xbox employees today …",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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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."
}