Microsoft to lay off 1,900 employees at Xbox, Activision Blizzard

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About 1,900 employees are being laid off in Microsoft's gaming division, impacting roles at Activision Blizzard and Xbox, an internal memo said

The 1,900 employees being laid off make up 8% of the division's 22,000 workforce, although it is unknown how many positions in Redmond will be impacted.Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer wrote in the memo that those"who are directly impacted by these reductions have all played an important part in the success of Activision Blizzard, ZeniMax and the Xbox teams."

Spencer said Microsoft"will provide full support" to those impacted and will receive severance benefits.

 

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