Amazon Games VP Christoph Hartmann wrote a memo to staff on Tuesday about layoffs, including employees in the Game Growth group, Amazon’s San Diego gaming studio, and Prime Gaming . The layoffs are part of the 9,000 job cuts announced earlier this year.
Since its launch in 2013, Amazon Games has struggled to produce a hit despite several published projects , and the company luring top talent from the likes of Sony Online Entertainment.
The cuts come as Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has moved to rein in costs across the company. Last month, Jassy announced Amazon would lay off an additional 9,000 employees, which includes these Games group layoffs, on top of the previous round of cuts totaling more than 18,000 people.