Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox staff
by Guardian staff and agencies from Technology | The Guardian on (#6J4F4)
Tech giant acquired video-game publisher Activision Blizzard three months ago for $69bn
Microsoft is cutting about 1,900 jobs at Activision Blizzard and Xbox this week, per an internal memo from the head of the company's gaming division.
The cuts represent about 9% of the overall Microsoft Gaming division, which employs roughly 22,000 people, with most of the layoffs set to happen at video game publisher Activision Blizzard. The president of the subsidiary, Mike Ybarra, is also leaving the company.
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