Microsoft has reportedly offered severance packages to producers, testers, and other employees at the video game publisher ZeniMax Media, according to Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the company's plans. This comes after the tech giant announced the restructuring of four game studios as part of a cost-cutting initiative.

The studio Ninja Theory trended on X (Twitter) after Microsoft announced the closure of Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks, as social media users speculated about which other development teams could be at risk, as noted by VideoGamer.

Following the announcement about Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks' closures, thousands of social media posts mentioned Ninja Theory, including memes suggesting the studio could face closure.

Since mid-2021, Game Pass sales in the US have stopped growing, according to the executive director of the analytics company Circana.

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