Microsoft Layoffs 10,000 People Amid Ongoing Activision Blizzard Acquisition

Microsoft laid off 10,000 employees. 

The following news is from a Bloomberg report detailing that Microsoft’s layoff come as the company attempts to reduce costs amid a larger economic slowdown. These layoffs come amidst Microsoft’s ongoing fight against the FTC to acquire Call of Duty makers Activision Blizzard for a staggering $69 billion. Bloomberg reports that some people at Bethesda Game Studios, which is hard at work on getting Starfield ready for its release sometime in the first half of this year, were laid off, but that Halo Infinite developer 343 Industries was hit hardest in the company’s portfolio of game studios. 

Based on BloombergMicrosoft intends to hire people in strategic, competitive areas like AI. However, these layoffs also affected tech-focused divisions like HoloLens or some engineering departments. 

Microsoft has yet not revealed the exact number of employees and departments affected by this wave of massive layoffs. Amazon, another tech titan, is currently in the middle its own wave of layoffs. It aims to trim its workforce by 18.000. 

Hearts of Game Informer All those affected by the layoffs are supported by staff.

[Source: Bloomberg]