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The affected employees were notified on Monday morning of the elimination of their roles, constituting the second workforce reduction in the games division at Amazon this year.
Amazon is the latest to layoff workers, this time letting go a total of 180 employees in its gaming divisions.
Amazon.com has cut around jobs in its games division marking the second round of layoffs in under a week for the online retailer and digital streaming provider.
Amazon last week also began cutting jobs in its streaming music and podcast division, people familiar with the matter said. It also cut a very small number of jobs in its human resources unit known as People Experience and Technology, or PXT, the sources added.
Amazon has made a second round of layoffs in its games division as part of a broader restructuring effort to focus on development and publishing.