Horrible news, here. Remember the update about Microsoft’s Gamerscore Blog being retired? As it turned out then, the staffers didn’t look like they were getting laid off of anything, but simply shuffled or absorbed into other parts of the company.

Well, as it turns out NOW that the staffers weren’t being shuffled or absorbed at all – rather, it was all a preface for them getting the boot. The retrenchment of the Gamerscore Blog staff, it seems, is but a part of Microsoft’s 1,400-employee layoff plans.

This disturbing update comes directly from former Gamerscore head honcho Chris Paladino’s Twitter account.

Chin up, guys. You had a good run.