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Cover of 🚨📢 BREAKING NEWS: Xbox Layoffs, Niantic rebrand, New Turkish puzzle studio
13 min
Two & a Half Gamers13 min

🚨📢 BREAKING NEWS: Xbox Layoffs, Niantic rebrand, New Turkish puzzle studio

The gaming industry is currently navigating a period of significant structural change, marked by large-scale workforce reductions and shifts in corporate strategy.

  • Microsoft is restructuring its gaming division with 3,200 layoffs and the spin-out of four console studios, including Double Fine and Ninja Theory, to prioritize mobile growth and P&L efficiency.
  • The Chinese mini-game market is projected to reach nearly $10 billion in revenue by 2025, supported by a 34% year-over-year growth rate and 1.2 billion monthly active users.
  • M&A activity in the second quarter of 2026 reached $2.3 billion, marking the highest deal volume recorded since 2022.
Two & a Half GamersJul 2026
Cover of King and the Xbox cuts, Meta's 'TikTok for games', alot of Scopely news, game closures, MTG, more
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Mobilegamer.biz18 min

King and the Xbox cuts, Meta's 'TikTok for games', alot of Scopely news, game closures, MTG, more

The mobile games industry is currently navigating a period of significant structural realignment, marked by major workforce reductions at Xbox and a strategic pivot toward mobile-first engagement.

  • Microsoft is cutting 3,200 jobs across its Xbox division, with 1,600 layoffs announced immediately and the remainder occurring throughout the financial year, primarily impacting PC and console operations.
  • Meta has soft-launched 'Pocket,' an app that utilizes AI prompts to generate a TikTok-style feed of interactive mini-games, marking the company's latest attempt to enter the 'TikTok for games' market.
  • Pokémon Go has generated approximately $6.37 billion in lifetime in-app purchase revenue over its 10-year history, with 39% of revenue originating from the U.S. and 30% from Japan.
Mobilegamer.bizJul 2026