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Microsoft is laying off about 1,900 employees in its gaming division, according to an internal company memo, just over three months since the tech giant completed its $69 million purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard. The job cuts represent about an 8% reduction of Microsoft’s 22,000-person gaming workforce, the memo, obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, notes. “As we move forward in 2024, the leadership of Microsoft Gaming and Activision Blizzard is committed to...

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Microsoft is laying off about 1,900 employees from its gaming division, according to an internal company memo, just over three months since the tech giant...

Microsoft is laying off about 1,900 employees in its gaming division, an internal memo says, months after buying video game maker Activision Blizzard.

Those impacted worked on teams for Activision Blizzard as well as Xbox and ZeniMax - which are also owned by Microsoft.

Microsoft is laying off about 1,900 employees in its gaming division, according to an internal company memo, just over three months since the tech giant completed its $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard

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Microsoft is laying off about 1,900 employees in its gaming division, according to an internal company memo, just over three months since the tech giant completed its $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard.

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.