Microsoft Gaming to Lay Off 3% of Global Workforce, About 650 Employees, in Additional Post-Activision Blizzard Cuts
Microsoft Gaming will lay off approximately 650 employees, or 3% of the Xbox owner’s global workforce, in a new round of eliminations following last year’s completion of its $69 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition. The cuts will primarily impact staffers in “corporate and supporting functions,” per Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer .
Microsoft lays off another 650 from gaming division
Microsoft is laying off around 650 employees in its gaming division on Thursday, according to a memo sent to employees.
Microsoft Gaming makes another 650 job cuts in third round of Xbox layoffs this year
Microsoft continued the cost-cutting in its Xbox and video games division Thursday morning, laying off another 650 employees.
Microsoft will cut another 650 gaming jobs, mostly at Activision Blizzard
Microsoft is laying off another 650 gaming employees in the second round of cuts after the Activision Blizzard merger.
Microsoft lays off another 650 in gaming division, bringing the total to 2,550
Microsoft is making even more cuts to the staff roster of its Xbox gaming division. The company on Thursday announced plans to lay off 650 employees, which will bring the total number of job losses since its October 2023 acquisition of Activision-Blizzard to 2,
Microsoft Reportedly To Axe Another 650 Jobs From Video Gaming Division
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is planning to lay off approximately 650 workers from its gaming division, primarily affecting corporate and
Microsoft lays off more gaming staff in new cuts
Xbox owner Microsoft is to cut about 650 staff from its gaming division in a new round of job losses after its $69bn (£54.3bn) merger deal. The software giant said staff working in "mostly corporate and supporting functions" worldwide would be affected.
Microsoft to lay off 650 people from videogame business: WSJ
Microsoft Corp. is laying off about 650 employees from its videogame business, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing an email from the head of Microsoft Gaming that it reviewed. Phil Spencer,
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