https://apnews.com/article/microsoft-layoffs-activision-blizzard-job-cuts-580e3f001b8c92212547a4a58056c69c

NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft is laying off about 1,900 employees in its gaming division, according to an internal company memo, just over three months since the tech giant completed its $69 million purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard.

The job cuts represent about an 8% reduction of Microsoft’s 22,000-person gaming workforce, the memo, obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, notes. Those impacted worked on teams for Activision Blizzard as well as Xbox and ZeniMax — which are also owned by Microsoft.