Get the latest tech news

Microsoft to lay off 1900 people across Xbox and Activision Blizzard

Microsoft is laying off 1,900 of its staff across the video game teams, including Activision Blizzard, ZeniMax and Xbox…

"As we move forward in 2024, the leadership of Microsoft Gaming and Activision Blizzard is committed to aligning on a strategy and an execution plan with a sustainable cost structure that will support the whole of our growing business. Watch on YouTube"As part of this process, we 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. "The 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 they've accomplished here.

Get the Android app