As already established at the beginning of the year, Microsoft has some new plans that will recover the purchase investment Activision Blizzard, And part of the plan was to eliminate positions that weren’t a priority for them at the moment, which is why nearly 2,000 layoffs were announced, across various departments. For some, the loss has been gradual, and recently there has been talk of an entire office closing its doors.
As reported by the site Insider Gaming, part of France Completely shut down by the parent company’s top managers, causing the 12-year cycle to finally break, and leaving many people without a position until they find a new one in another field. This news has been heard a lot, and the one who answered in the affirmative was the community manager of the department, noting that he had worked there for eight years of his life.
Here is his statement:
Devoted 8 years of my life @Bethesda8 years of wonderful encounters, memories I will never forget, and unique opportunities.
A page that turns and that hurts a lot of people.
Thanks CM, community and us, mods for making this possible 🙏❤️ pic.twitter.com/Q4v4HZjG0j— SCOTTY (@scot_cool) April 22, 2024
Devoted 8 years of my life @Bethesda, 8 years of wonderful encounters, memories I will never forget and unique opportunities. A page that turns and that hurts a lot of people. Thanks to the CM, the community and our mods for making this possible.
Something worth mentioning is that the office employed 15 people and focused mainly on publishing and marketing within the region. So there weren’t any people developing games or anything like that, it was a way of communication that would now be significantly reduced.
Here are some company details:
Bethesda Softworks is a prominent video game developer and publisher based in Rockville, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1986 by Christopher Weaver, Bethesda has developed and published several highly influential and popular games in the digital entertainment industry.
One of Bethesda’s biggest highlights is its focus on role-playing games (RPGs). They created and published iconic series such as “The Elder Scrolls”, an open-world role-playing game saga that includes titles such as “The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind”, “The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion” and “The Elder” Contains Scroll V: “Skyrim.” Additionally, Bethesda is known for the “Fallout” series, another RPG franchise set in a post-apocalyptic world.
In 2021, Bethesda became a subsidiary of Xbox Game Studios, acquiring Microsoft’s parent company Zenimax Media. The acquisition made Bethesda part of Xbox Game Studios, meaning that many of its future games will be available on the Xbox and PC platforms, although some titles will remain cross-platform.
It remains to be ensured that other parties are affected by the decision Microsoft.
Through: Insider Gaming
Author’s Note: It must have happened months ago, but now they can talk about it because they had workers’ compensation, which basically kept them on the same salary for three months of support. However, it must have been difficult that they had to leave.
