As had already been established at the beginning of the year, Microsoft has some new plans to recover the investment of the purchase of Activision Blizzard, and part of the plan has been to eliminate positions that do not have a priority for them at the moment, which is why the dismissal of almost 2,000 people was announced, this in different divisions. The loss of some has been gradual, and recently there has been talk about an entire office that has closed its doors.
As reported by sites like Insider Gaming, the part of France has been completely closed by the top managers of the parent company, causing the 12-year cycle to finally be broken, and leaving several people without a position until they get a new one in another field. This news has been heard a lot, and the person who gave the definitive answer was the community manager of this division, mentioning that he had been working there for eight years of his life.
Here is his statement:
8 years of my life consecrated to @Bethesda_fr8 years of formidable encounters, of souvenirs that never happened, and of unique opportunities.
A page that turns and that is wrong with the names of people.
Merci aux CM, à la communauté et à nous, modes, d'avoir permis cela 🙏❤️ pic.twitter.com/Q4v4HZjG0j— SCOTTY (@scot_cool) April 22, 2024
8 years of my life dedicated to @Bethesda_fr, 8 years of wonderful encounters, memories that I will never forget and unique opportunities. A page that is turning and that hurts many people. Thanks to the CM, the community and us mods for making this possible.
Something that is worth mentioning is that the office employed 15 people and focused mainly on publications and marketing within the region. So there were no people developing games or anything like that, it was just a way of communication that will 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 created and published a number of 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 have developed 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 Scrolls 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, following Microsoft's acquisition of its parent company, ZeniMax Media. This acquisition has led to Bethesda becoming part of Xbox Game Studios, meaning that many of its future games will be available on Xbox and PC platforms, although some titles will remain cross-platform.
It remains to be confirmed that other parties have been affected by the decision of Microsoft.
Via: Insider Gaming
Author's note: This had surely happened months ago, but now they can talk about it because they had workers' compensation, which basically leaves them with the same salary for three months of support. However, it must have been difficult that they had to leave.
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