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HISTORICAL FACTS: Microsoft cutting more jobs from its gaming unit - Caught on Camera

Word of more layoffs at the gaming unit of Xbox-maker Microsoft comes as labor organizers promote unionizing to protect jobs (Credit: AFP)

Microsoft is cutting about 650 more positions from its gaming unit as it continues to tighten its belt following the blockbuster buyout of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard.

The elimination of mostly corporate and support roles across Microsoft Gaming is intended to "organize our business for long-term success" in the aftermath of the $69 billion acquisition, unit chief Phil Spencer told employees in a memo viewed by AFP.

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