Software giant Microsoft will cut 1,900 jobs from Activision Blizzard and Xbox this week. This is the latest major layoff in the technology sector, which continues into 2024.
According to reports published in Reuters, the number of workers laid off is about 8 percent of Microsoft’s gaming division. And most of the cuts are from Activision Blizzard.
Blizzard President Mike Ybarra and Chief Design Officer Allen Adham are also leaving the company, informed Microsoft. Blizzard’s previously announced survival game has also been cancelled.