Microsoftis laying off about 1,900 people in its gaming division following the closing of its acquisition ofActivisionBlizzard.
In a memo sent to employees today, the company said the move was to address areas of overlap.
Blizzard President Mike Ybarra is also leaving.
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In a post on X, Ybarra called it an incredibly hard day.
If theres anything I can help with, connections, recommendations, etc., DM me.
To the incredible teams at Blizzard thank you.
Words cant express how I feel about all of you.
Continue to do incredible things and always keep Blizzard blue and the player at the forefront of every decision.
To all of those impacted today I am always available to you and understand how challenging todays news is.
My heart is with each one of you.
The videogame business has been hit by layoffs recently along with big tech and media.
