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"After our initial restructuring in April, it became clear that we needed to focus our resources even more on the areas that are growing with the highest potential to drive our business forward," according to the email dated Nov. 13 from Christoph Hartmann, vice president of Amazon Games. Amazon last week also began cutting jobs in its streaming music and podcast division, according to people familiar with the matter. It also cut a very small number of jobs in its human resources unit known as People Experience and Technology, or PXT, according to the sources.

Two divisions are shutting down — Crown Channel and Game Growth — as the company "refocus[es]" on Prime Gaming. More than 180 people have been laid off.

Amazon is cutting “just over” 180 jobs in its games division and making some other changes, including shutting down its Crown channel and Game Growth efforts as well as “refocusing” the work it does with free games offered through Prime Gaming.

Amazon attributes the layoffs to 'changes in our business approach.'

Amazon has cut around 180 jobs in its gaming division. The cuts will affect the entire Game Growth team and all staff working on Crown, an Amazon-backed Twitch channel. A leaked email reportedly cited a company pivot to refocus resources on growth areas like free monthly games for Prime subscribers.