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Former Xbox Exec Reveals She Was Kicked Out After Refusing to Put on a Bathrobe at GDC

Laura Fryer speaking into a microphone, with a green background featuring large Xbox logos.

Laura Fryer, one of the original members of Xbox’s founding team, shared her memories of working with Phil Spencer (who recently retired from Microsoft) in her latest YouTube video. However, she also revealed that she was forced out of Xbox after suffering an episode of harassment. Fryer was working directly below Xbox founder Seamus Blackley (yes, the same guy who just claimed the whole division would eventually be shuttered by new CEO Asha Sharma) in 2000. After Blackley left, she became Director of the Xbox Advanced Technology Group. In this role, she cultivated worldwide Xbox Developer Support, launched XNA, created […]

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