Microsoft Corp's (NASDAQ:MSFT) latest round of gaming layoffs has impacted key teams at Activision Blizzard, with those behind Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile and Warcraft Rumble bearing the brunt. These layoffs,

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 .

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

Key Takeaways Microsoft reportedly will lay off 650 Xbox employees, according to a memo from division chief Phil Spencer seen by Bloomberg, the company's third round of unit cuts since closing its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard last October.

Microsoft cuts 650 jobs in its Xbox division following the $69B Activision acquisition, aiming to streamline operations and align for future success.

Microsoft is cutting about 650 more positions from its gaming unit as it continues to tighten its belt following the blockbuster buyout of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard. Microsoft in January said it was laying off 1,