ZeniMax Media Inc. Rockville Office Cuts 166 Roles Amid Xbox Layoffs
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What we know
Location: Rockville, MD, USA.
Based on news reporting.
Summary
As part of broader Xbox-related cuts at Bethesda, ZeniMax Media Inc.'s Rockville, Maryland office had 166 employees laid off, according to a WARN Act notice cited in the article. The piece places these cuts alongside other Bethesda-related studio reductions (213 at ZeniMax Online Studios in Cockeysville and 96 at id Software's Richardson office, plus 40 remote roles), noting blended teams across locations make it hard to identify affected projects. The reported layoffs appear tied to a company-wide restructuring following Microsoft's Xbox reductions and affect Bethesda-linked development groups. While the article groups multiple studios under the Bethesda umbrella, the specific WARN number for ZeniMax Media Inc. in Rockville is 166 impacted staff.
ZeniMax MEDIA INC. (Austin) Bethesda Game Studios cut 166 jobs in MD as of July 10, 2026.
That is roughly 6.6% of the 2,500 people ZeniMax MEDIA INC. (Austin) Bethesda Game Studios employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 6 layoff events at ZeniMax MEDIA INC. (Austin) Bethesda Game Studios since July 2026, including 22 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 5 additional events known from news reporting.
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