Amazon lays off more than 100 employees across its gaming division

Amazon lays off more than 100 employees across its gaming division

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By Hrishav sahu 

April 5, 2023

Amazon is cutting back on its gaming division, and layoffs have happened in different parts of the company.

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Christoph Hartmann, the gaming VP, said that they were making these changes because they want to focus on bigger projects that are more important to the company.

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Some people who were affected by the layoffs have been moved to different parts of the company, but most of them will be working on different projects.

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The teams in Irvine and Montreal are going to keep growing, and Amazon is going to publish more books.

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Some of the employees who were laid off are already being notified, and they'll get severance pay, health benefits, and paid time to find new jobs.

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The company has announced that it will be cutting jobs because it has decided to focus its resources on projects that are more important to the long-term future.

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Amazon has been trying to make games but hasn't been very successful. One game, called Crucible, was only available to people for a short time, and another game, called San Diego, is having some problems.

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Sony Online Entertainment vet John Smedley is leaving after a transition period.

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