Union workers from Bethesda protesting Xbox layoffs with signs during a march.
Union workers from Bethesda protesting Xbox layoffs with signs during a march.
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Bethesda union to protest Xbox layoffs next week

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Bethesda Game Studios union workers will hold marches on July 15 to protest recent mass layoffs at Xbox that eliminated 440 union positions.

OneBGS, the union representing staff behind Fallout, Starfield, and The Elder Scrolls, announced plans for rallies outside four studio locations. The marches are set for July 15 at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time in Montreal, Rockville, Maryland, Austin, Texas, and Dallas, Texas.

In a statement, the OneBGS organizing committee said the company wants workers to accept the cuts as a done deal and quietly disappear. The group added that members will mobilize to ensure management properly supports laid-off colleagues and avoids similar actions in the future.

The layoffs hit Bethesda and ZeniMax earlier this week as part of broader Xbox restructuring. Union members have also set up memorials for affected colleagues that were later removed by HR.

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Microsoft executive responding to media about Xbox layoffs in a corporate setting.
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Microsoft responds to conspiracies over Xbox layoffs

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Microsoft's communications lead addressed claims that recent Xbox layoffs aimed to replace American workers with foreign hires. The company cut over 3,000 positions to restructure the division.

Staff at Bethesda Game Studios in Rockville, Maryland, set up a small memorial to recently laid-off colleagues on Wednesday morning. HR quickly ordered its removal from the common area.

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Union members at Microsoft Xbox held a press conference on June 29 to oppose expected mass layoffs. They argued the company has the resources to avoid cuts and called for stronger protections across all studios.

ZeniMax Online Studios has been hit by another round of layoffs, with reports indicating up to half the team may have been affected. The cuts come less than a year after previous reductions at the studio.

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Developers at Ubisoft Barcelona have begun a strike in response to planned job cuts at the studio. The action, organized by a Spanish union, involves staff leaving work on specific afternoons through mid-July.

Microsoft announced major layoffs across its gaming division and other units on July 6, 2026. The cuts total 4,800 positions, or 2.1 percent of the global workforce. Xbox is divesting several studios as part of the reset.

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Obsidian Entertainment is cutting 60 to 70 positions, roughly a quarter of its workforce, as part of broader Xbox restructuring announced earlier this week.

 

 

 

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