Xbox COO And Minecraft Lead Helen Chiang Reportedly Fired For Policy Violations

It’s been a busy year for high-profile Xbox departures, and on Friday another long-term, high-level employee left the company. Helen Chiang, who had been a leader at Xbox for more than 20 years, is now gone, and reports circulating since suggest she was fired rather than leaving of her own accord. Chiang had been the Minecraft lead at Xbox ever since the publisher acquired Mojang in 2014. That was until earlier this year when, as part of the ongoing Xbox reshuffle, she stepped into the role of COO instead, a new title that hadn’t previously existed at the company until…