Last week's round of mass Xbox layoffs has been sharply criticized by Communications Workers of America (CWA).

A beleaguered Xbox had more bad news to share with its employees today, after the company laid of 1,900 Xbox and Activision-Blizzard workers in January 2024,

Microsoft Gaming will lay off approximately 650 employees, or 3% of the Xbox owner’s global workforce, in a new round of eliminations following last year’s completion of its $69 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition. The cuts will primarily impact staffers in “corporate and supporting functions,” per Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer .

Microsoft continued the cost-cutting in its Xbox and video games division Thursday morning, laying off another 650 employees.

Microsoft is laying off around 650 employees in its gaming division today. The latest cuts come months after Microsoft laid off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees, and after the closure of several game studios,

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The layoffs come after Microsoft closed its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard in October last year. Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said in a staff email obtained b