Experienced Call of Duty Developer and studio head TreyarchMark Gordon stepped down after an impressive 20-year career leading some of the franchise's biggest hits. Mark Gordon's departure from Treyarch comes after a string of notable departures from various Xbox studios following announcements that layoffs were coming across multiple departments.
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The longtime Treyarch developer leaves following a 20-year career
Announced on Twitter on June 15, 2026, developer Mark Gordon has retired from his role as studio head at Treyarch after an incredible 22 years at the company. A post on Treyarch's official Twitter account noted that Gordon's work spanned a few Call of DutyGreatest Hits with Call of Duty 2: Big Red One In 2005 World at warand the totality of black ops series, concluding in Current Black Ops 7. In his place, Treyarch's Kevin Hendrickson and Yale Miller, who have both been with the company for over a decade, will co-head the studio. No clear reason was given as to why Gordon is departing, other than that he wants to “focus on his next chapter.”
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The details surrounding this departure are unclear, and it could very well be that Mark Gordon felt 22 years at Treyarch was enough time, but it comes at an uncertain time for studios under Xbox's wing. After a pretty good showing at the Xbox Game Showcase for 2026, multiple reports have surfaced that Xbox is planning significant layoffs in the coming weeks as the company restructures under its new CEO, Asha Sharma. According to some reports, Xbox is planning to significantly downsize, potentially closing entire studios. In the days since these reports came out, longtime Xbox Game Studio developers like Mark Gordon have started leaving for reasons that are currently unclear or unknown.
In addition to Mark Gordon's departure from Treyarch, head of Xbox Game Studios Craig Duncan has also stepped down, along with chief of staff Louis O'Connor, both of whom had long tenures at Rare before joining Xbox Game Studios. As far as actual studio closures go, the news looks pretty grim for some of Xbox's smaller development teams. south of midnight Compulsion Games is reportedly on track to shut down, or in talks with Microsoft about its future, while Ninja Theory and Double Fine could also be on the table.
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Additionally, if the potential closure of some of Xbox's most popular studios isn't enough, Microsoft believes a sale of Xbox as a whole is on the table, leading to many questions about the future of the Xbox business. Mark Gordon's departure from Treyarch may be unfortunate timing, but given the current situation, fans may wonder if anything is building at Treyarch, especially after the lack of 2025. Black Ops 7. It's a potentially scary and transformative time for Xbox and the studios under its umbrella, and hopefully, it all works out for a better Xbox business model in the future.
