Microsoft says its Xbox game studio 'continues to grow' despite today's layoffs

Microsoft’s Xbox game division just got a new boss, but that wasn’t the end of its organizational shakeup.

The developer confirmed to GamesBeat that it has cut an unspecified number of jobs this week. Early this morning, former Microsoft Game Studios employees started tweeting about the layoffs. We reached out to the company, and a spokesperson explained that Microsoft is still investing in the division.

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