After Amazon went through a mass layoff in October 2025, which saw 14,000+ people lose their jobs, and resulted in significant cuts to Amazon Game Studios (AGS) with the shuttering of New World Aeternum and the cancellation of an upcoming Lord of the Rings MMO, the company has confirmed it will suffer yet another mass layoff, with 16,000+ people being cut this time. While it’s unclear if AGS is getting hit again, a new Bloomberg report indicates that the head of AGS, Christoph Hartmann, has left the company. The layoff, first reported by Reuters, is said to be impacting Amazon [β¦]
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