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Xbox has secured exclusive GTA 6 streaming rights

Xbox has secured exclusive GTA 6 streaming rights

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told employees that Microsoft is getting ready to do something around Grand Theft Auto VI that "no other platform holder is doing" during an employee all-hands this morning. According to sources familiar with Microsoft's plans, Xbox has managed to land a deal for the exclusive game streaming rights for Grand Theft […]

Asha SharmaGTAMicrosoft
Oct 6, 2026 · byThe Verge
As Xbox swings the axe, Gears of War: E-Day developers fear they'll be laid off straight after launch - and right before they'd be due their bonuses

As Xbox swings the axe, Gears of War: E-Day developers fear they'll be laid off straight after launch - and right before they'd be due their bonuses

Back in July, new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced a total of 3,200 job cuts across Microsoft's gaming arm , with roughly half of those cuts being made alongside that announcement. The impact was vast. Various developers at Xbox studios, including Activision, Bethesda, Id Software, Blizzard, Mojang, and King suffered layoffs. Double Fine and Compulsion were thrust into independence, while Dishonored 2 's Arkane Lyon, State of Decay 3 's Undead Labs, and Hellblade 's Ninja Theory entered terms for new ownership. Read more

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ActivisionAsha SharmaBethesda
Oct 1, 2026 · byEurogamer
Why do Japanese studios suffer fewer layoffs? Because they have smaller teams and don't pay their execs $30m, says one expert

Why do Japanese studios suffer fewer layoffs? Because they have smaller teams and don't pay their execs $30m, says one expert

It's been a pretty grim year for video games. Aside from the "return of Xbox" new CEO Asha Sharma promised awhen taking over, which enacted the announcement of 3,200 layoffs and four studio departures , we've also seen mass layoffs in other studios, too: Bungie , EA , PUBG Productions , Take-Two , Warner Bros ., Epic , and many, many more have been impacted this year so far. Read more

Asha SharmaBungieWarner Bros
Sep 18, 2026 · byEurogamer
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma May Have Personally Responded to Your Customer Support Ticket

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma May Have Personally Responded to Your Customer Support Ticket

New-ish Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has had a busy first six months on the job, including killing the divisive "This is Xbox" marketing campaign, slashing Xbox Game Pass Ultimate's subscription price, and unfortunately also overseeing mass layoffs and development studio spin-outs. But as Sharma has gotten settled in her job, she's also been spending time understanding Xbox's products and customers in another way: by fielding customer support tickets.

Asha SharmaXbox
Sep 14, 2026 · byIGN