Cuts across the gaming industry continue to unfold as big tech shifts. The latest company to see major job cuts is data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/amazon” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/amazon”>Amazon, with the data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-workforce-reduction” target=”_blank” data-url=”https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-workforce-reduction” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none”>company confirming on Tuesday that it is laying off 14,000 employees.
An unknown portion of these job cuts is falling on the company’s gaming division, with data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-28/amazon-makes-significant-cuts-in-video-game-division?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2MTY2Nzc5MywiZXhwIjoxNzYyMjcyNTkzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUNFVOSThHUTdMSEIwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.gpW2CyZmAypCDjxGr-gBHrW6EnUxZkFspCrjiLV-dwc&leadSource=uverify%20wall” target=”_blank” data-url=”https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-28/amazon-makes-significant-cuts-in-video-game-division?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2MTY2Nzc5MywiZXhwIjoxNzYyMjcyNTkzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUNFVOSThHUTdMSEIwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.gpW2CyZmAypCDjxGr-gBHrW6EnUxZkFspCrjiLV-dwc&leadSource=uverify%20wall” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none”>Bloomberg reporting that the cuts are primarily taking place at Amazon Games’ Irvine and San Diego studios, as well as the publishing division.
In a statement reviewed by Bloomberg, Steve Boom, vice president of audio,…
