Amazon is laying off more than 14,000 corporate jobs today, and per a report from Bloomberg , the video games division, Amazon Game Studios, is not immune to the cuts.

While Amazon doesn't specify exactly how many people from its video games division will be laid off, a statement from Steve Boom, Amazon's head of audio, Twitch, and games, does call the cut " significant ," and says that the cuts are happening despite Amazon being " proud " of the success it has had. While the studio's MMO, New World , isn't mentioned by name, the statement does say that Amazon is halting its game development work " specifically around MMOs ."

" While we're proud of our successes in first-party AAA game development and publishing ," the statement reads, " we have made the difficult decision t

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