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Microsoft is reportedly laying off 1,900 staff from its gaming division, marking 5,800 reported layoffs in the video game industry in January alone. IGN broke the news, revealing an internal memo from Xbox boss Phil Spencer. The memo states that those being laid off have played an important part in the success of Activision Blizzard, ZeniMax, and the Xbox teams. Read the full memo on IGN.