Location: Maryland, USA.
Department affected: ZeniMax Online Studios (and other ZeniMax teams including Bethesda Game Studios / central publishing).
Based on news reporting.
ZeniMax Media Inc. notified Maryland officials via a WARN letter that 379 jobs across its ZeniMax teams in Maryland were eliminated, with almost all affected employees told on July 6, 2026 (about nine were notified earlier). The cuts impacted ZeniMax Online Studios in particular—where more than 200 roles were eliminated—and included senior leadership departures at ZeniMax Online Studios (studio head Joe Burba, executive producer Susan Kath, game director Rich Lambert and production director Ala Diaz). Microsoft’s wider gaming layoffs of roughly 1,600 employees prompted the ZeniMax reductions; the Maryland WARN list named numerous senior roles and more than 60 senior QA testers among those cut. Microsoft and studio notices have announced new internal leadership and indicated transitions to promoted ZOS veterans to run the studio going forward.
ZeniMax MEDIA INC. cut 379 jobs affecting its ZeniMax Online Studios (and other ZeniMax teams including Bethesda Game Studios / central publishing) team as of July 6, 2026.
LayoffTalk has tracked 9 layoff events at ZeniMax MEDIA INC. since April 2024, affecting a combined 1,518 employees.
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