With most cut roles being from Activision Blizzard.
As the year began, layoffs in the gaming industry were at an all-time high, and one of the biggest was at Microsoft. Having bought Activision Blizzard a few months earlier, many roles were made redundant, and they were hit hardest when 1,900 people had to leave their jobs.
Since then, things have calmed down somewhat, but unfortunately we are not done yet, and Microsoft now announces that another 650 people will lose their jobs.
