DragonForgeworks

Variety game twitch streamer. Come check out my channel, streaming most nights 9pm-2am PST!

[DragonForgeworks @DForgeworks]

@catturd2 That tells me their checks cleared the bank and the Greenwich was given to promote the DoA movie.

[DragonForgeworks @DForgeworks]

Have you indulged in tentacles lately? 🤔

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Oooh noooo. Who could have ever foreseen this massive downsizing? This was predicted ever since the moronic push for their game pass, and massive purchase of studios. With the inclusion of DEI programs and decision to force that unwanted content into games. Player based warned Microsoft, they didnt listen, now its going to be gutted, in hopes of correcting the sinking ship. I believe its already too late, the brand is damaged beyond repair.

[ASHA @asha_shar]

This is an important email I sent today to all employees at XBOX:

Team,

We are beginning the most significant restructure in XBOX history. After careful consideration, I've made the difficult decision to reduce our team by approximately 3,200 throughout FY27. This will include approximately 1,600 role eliminations today, and in addition, four studios will leave XBOX to new management. I recognize that a year-long restructuring creates additional challenges. Unfortunately, it is not possible to make all the necessary changes in a single day, and I wanted to be direct about the scale.

I know this is painful. These changes will directly affect people who have poured their creativity into building XBOX. Many joined us through acquisitions, while others were recruited here, or sought us out because they loved this industry and loved XBOX. Today's decisions do not reflect their talent or dedication.

Our business today is not healthy. We are operating at margins that are 3–10x lower than comparable platform and publishing businesses. We entered Gen 9 with a smaller install base and a higher cost structure. To grow, we bet on Game Pass, multi-platform, and a broader portfolio of content. While those businesses have created meaningful value, they did not grow at the pace we expected. As that happened, our core business weakened, and we added more teams, more investment, and more time, hoping for a better outcome. And now the industry is facing the most severe hardware crisis in its history. We must reset XBOX.

First, we will reset our content portfolio.

Since 2018, we have aggressively expanded our studio portfolio while the number of games created each month across the industry now outpaces the last ten years combined. We now find ourselves competing not only with the largest publishers, but also with smaller independent studios. It is neither possible nor desirable to own every great independent studio. We have also learned that we are not the best home for every type of studio; in a typical year, we lost 64 cents for every dollar we invested. As we reset XBOX, we will help independent creators succeed by providing open development tools and audiences to realize their vision.

Compulsion Games and Double Fine Productions will return to management and transition to independent studios with their IP, catalog, and runway for their next games. Ninja Theory and Undead Labs have entered terms to join new ownership with funding to complete and grow Senua and State of Decay 3. In France, Arkane’s management is beginning required consultation with its Works Council to review potential strategic options.

We are also making reductions across other units, and in some cases, shifting investment to focus on higher priority projects. These changes vary in size across Activision, Bethesda/ZeniMax, Blizzard, King, Mojang, and XBOX Game Studios. None of our first party publicly announced games or projects are being cancelled as part of these reductions.

In addition, Mojang and King will now report directly to me. These two studios have increasingly become platforms and are our largest by monthly active players. They bring critical geographic, demographic, and differentiation to XBOX.

Second, we will reset our platform.

We know that great technology gets better when it gets simpler, not bigger. Today, in some parts of the company, work passes through as many as 14 layers of management. Our platform teams are 40% larger than they were at the start of this generation, even as our player base and playtime have declined. That complexity has slowed decisions, blurred accountability, and made it harder to deliver for players. As we reset XBOX, we will simplify.

We will reduce management layers to no more than 5, and where possible, 3. We will deliver success through a flatter organization that is built around makers (individual contributors focused on building), player-coaches (leaders who remain deeply involved in the work while developing their teams), and directly responsible individuals (DRIs) who own key decisions and outcomes. And we will streamline how we work across our tools, with a cleaner code base, shared services, and 50% reduced vendor spend.

Third, we are resetting how we operate.

As XBOX grew our headcount, we became more fragmented. Teams, studios, and functions often operate independently, and it became harder to work towards a shared goal, make the right tradeoffs, and get things done.

For the first time, we are establishing a Chief Operating Officer with end-to-end P&L responsibility across content, hardware, platform, and services. Helen Chiang has been promoted to this role and will report directly to me. Over nearly two decades at XBOX, Helen has helped build some of our most important businesses, from XBOX Live to leading Mojang and the Minecraft franchise. She will bring our businesses together under one operating model, making sure we make clear investment decisions, learn from our successes and failures, and hold ourselves accountable for results.

Thank you, Dave McCarthy, who is retiring after 17 years with XBOX. Dave has played a defining role in building the platform that millions of players rely on every day and has been a trusted partner through many of the biggest moments in XBOX's history. We wish him all the best.

These changes are about a bigger future for XBOX, not a smaller one. The next decade of gaming will be larger, more global, and more creative than anything we've seen before. This year, we'll invest as much in XBOX as we ever have, but we'll invest with greater focus, greater discipline, and greater clarity, all in service of making XBOX where the world plays and creates.

I want XBOX to be one of the few companies that entertains more than a billion people each day and gives everyone the opportunity to create and connect. I know we can achieve this goal. XBOX has many of the most beloved franchises in entertainment history, talented studios around the world, and we will return to growth in 2027.

History is full of companies that mistake longevity for inevitability. We will not be one of them.

Asha

[DragonForgeworks @DForgeworks]

Cunt decided to throw a block. 🤣
She's not handling the heat very well. @Bretweetz the anime community is not going anywhere and the lack of your follower support shows. Karma will come for you.

[DragonForgeworks @DForgeworks]

Deead to rights on this observation @OtakuEspiritu ! Now that the shoe os on the other foot, I wonder how she's doing with the pressure. 🤣 sob is getting what she deserves.

[Espiritu @OtakuEspiritu]

@ClaraSaintRow @BreTweetz She cry's about been bullied, then says she does not care if you were bullied, then try's to bully people in the community.

Then acts like she is a victum.

She is a fake trying to trend chase on anime before she starts streaming.

[DragonForgeworks @DForgeworks]

@BrandonBVarnell At this point, its a tradition for cosplayers and their fans, the fans pay for this opportunity, just like the gut punches.

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@ChibiReviews You too buddy! Keep fighting the hard battles while we back you up and support you man. We love ya bud!

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Now that the shoe is on the other foot. How does it feel to be harassed, accused, and attacked for your utter and completely retarded opinion? Was it worth the attempted clout chasing from halfwits and anime larper's @BreTweetz ? Genuinely curious, since you felt the need to do it to another woman.

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Now that the shoe is on the other foot. Has does it feel to be harassed, accused, and attacked for your utter and completely retarded opinion? Was it worth the attempted clout chasing from halfwits and anime larper's @BreTweetz ? Genuinely curious, since you felt the need to do it to another woman.

[DragonForgeworks @DForgeworks]

Time to show my age...... ive been watching animation since 87, anime in 90. First came the hobbit and then Wizards. Then dragonball and speed racer, eventually I was introduced to the golden anime with Records of Lodoss,Big Wars, fist of the Northstar star MD Geist, Venus Wars, Robotech. List goes on and on.

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Yup I posted my thoughts on this as well. Honestly, these entitled sobs that have invaded the hobby are frankly insufferable, jealous, and down right disrespectful. Being a fan for 10yrs thinking that gives you the authority to call someone who is a bigger fan with merch an alleged pedo and weird is not someone I want to be friends with.

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"Been watching anime since 2015" So this person decided to attack another anime fan for their large merch collection, proceeds to make pedo like accusations. Then wonders why a fandom of a genre that is older then her and her mother, who are understandably angry and also invoking the wrath of other fans who support their favorite anime/manga through licensed merch. Yet thinks its a joke. The pure entitlement of these sobs is utterly disgusting.

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@baalzamon35 @kannachudling I guess ill get blocked? *shrugs* in the end S3 it flipping awesome, and this summer line up is just to good to be true.

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@kannachudling @baalzamon35 And your trying to say its not? When even Badigadi acknowledged Rudis strength, and admitted defeat?

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@KapitanFoxy2 What minor sacrifice have you made? Outside of displaying your wonderful village idiot routine.

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@Daily_c Damn... does that at least include 1 hand job and some used boxers a month?

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@OtakuEspiritu It's just a wrap, they are not too expensive, but still a luxury. They did a great job on this mustang .

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Just to annoy all those who are hating on chainsmoking catgirl. Theres never pleasing the GenZ snowflakes. 🤣