Microsoft layoffs hit Xbox division hard; 10% of Candy Crush team cut, multiple games cancelled

Microsoft has begun a sweeping round of job cuts within its gaming division, affecting hundreds of employees across its global operations, Bloomberg reported.While an Xbox spokesperson declined to provide an exact number, the redundancies are said to be “widespread and significant,” according to sources familiar with the matter.

The layoffs span multiple studios and regions. King, the Stockholm-based mobile game developer known forCandy Crush, is reportedly letting go of 10 per cent of its workforce, approximately 200 staff. Other European teams,…