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Microsoft acquired gaming giant Activision Blizzard for almost $69 billion in October, and isn't wasting any time in finding ways to cut costs.  The company has announced the layoff of 1,900 workers from Activision Blizzard and its own Xbox division, accounting for eight percent of its employees in gaming.

Microsoft Corp.’s stock closed Wednesday with a milestone only Apple Inc. had previously achieved.

Reports indicate Microsoft has shuttered entire departments devoted to delivering physical Xbox games to retailers, furthering digital-first sales.

Blizzard in Irvine also is canceling a game codenamed Odyssey and parting ways with President Mike Ybarra and Chief Design Officer Allen Adham, the company’s co-founder.

From layoffs at Microsoft to Apple allowing sideloading (in the EU), here are five things headlining tech news in Australia.

Blizzard Entertainment's survival adventure game Odyssey has been canceled amidst 1,900 layoffs across Microsoft's studios.

Latest cuts add to growing trend of layoffs as tech sector reduces costs to boost profitability

In an internal memo from Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer, the company confirmed the Activision and Xbox layoffs from its team of 22,000.

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