Microsoft's In-Game Ad Company Hit By, Ahem, Massive Layoffs [Update]

We’ve heard today that, as part of Microsoft’s already-announced round of 5000 job cuts, up to 75% of the workforce at Microsoft’s in-game advertising service, Massive, have been laid off. https://kotaku.com/microsoft-slashes-5-000-jobs-5136953 With advertising down across the board thanks to the ww winner55 economic slowdown – and with the opportunities presented by in-game advertising perhaps not as great as was once believed – the cuts are hardly a surprise.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); https://kotaku.com/massive-in-game-ads-successful-and-gamers-love-em-5012442 While this won’t be as gut-wrenching to you as the loss of, say, a development studio, it still sucks when people wake up to find themselves out of a job. We’ve contacted Massive to confirm this, and will update when/if we hear back สมัคร winner55 เครดิตฟรี​ from them. UPDATE – We’ve heard back winner55 ทางเข้า สล็อต​ from Microsoft, who tell us that while there indeed layoffs at Massive, “only” 28% of the company’s workforce has been let go, not 75%.