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.