<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Microsoft announced layoffs affecting up to 9,000 employees, including over 70 at Forza Motorsport developer Turn 10 Studios.</li><li>Other game cancellations reportedly include Rare's Everwild, Zenimax Online Studios' MMORPG codenamed Blackbird, and Microsoft's new Perfect Dark game.</li><li>Microsoft-owned King and Raven Software were also impacted by the layoffs.</li><li>Microsoft aims to increase agility and effectiveness by removing management layers and focusing on strategic growth areas, following a memo from Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer.</li></ul>

Microsoft’s Forza Motorsport developer hit hard by Xbox cuts

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