Amazon becomes the latest games industry entity to lay off employees, with 180 employees in its Games division being affected.
Amazon Games today joins the list of gaming companies hit by layoffs. According to a memo circulated within the company, 180 employees will be affected by Amazon’s new cutbacks, which will include the entire Gaming Growth department and the Crown channel on Twitch. The company apparently plans to refocus its Gaming attention on its Prime Gaming offering.
Christoph Hartman, Amazon’s VP of Games, sent out the memo (obtained by The Verge) to employees explaining the changes to the games division.
