San Francisco, January 25: Microsoft is laying off at least 1,900 employees at gaming company Activision Blizzard it acquired recently, as well as at Xbox. The job cuts will affect around 8 per cent of the overall Microsoft gaming division that has some 22,000 employees. 슬롯사이트œWe have made the painful decision to reduce the size of our gaming workforce by approximately 1900 roles out of the 22,000 people on our team,슬롯사이트� Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said in an internal memo on Thursday.

슬롯사이트œThe people who are directly impacted by these reductions have all played an important part in the success of Activision Blizzard, ZeniMax and the Xbox teams, and they should be proud of everything they슬롯사이트™ve accomplished,슬롯사이트� he added. Activision Blizzard President Mike Ybarra has decided to leave the company.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Microsoft Layoffs: Tech Giant Reportedly Lays Off 1,000 Employees, Mostly in Sales and Customer Service Teams in Fresh Round of Job Cuts.

슬롯사이트œI want to thank everyone who is impacted today for their meaningful contributions to their teams, to Blizzard, and to players슬롯사이트� lives. It슬롯사이트™s an incredibly hard day and my energy and support will be focused on all those amazing individuals impacted 슬롯사이트� this is in no way a reflection on your amazing work,슬롯사이트� Ybarra posted on X.

슬롯사이트œHaving already spent 20+ years at Microsoft and with the acquisition of Activision Blizzard behind us, it슬롯사이트™s time for me to (once again) become Blizzard슬롯사이트™s biggest fan from the outside,슬롯사이트� he added.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Microsoft Layoffs: US Tech Giant Lays Off 276 Employees in New Round of Job Cuts.

Microsoft completed its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard in October last year, after a long battle with regulators in the UK and the US. The company reorganised its Xbox gaming and marketing leadership in the same month, The Verge had reported.

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