Amazon is getting rid of its gaming content channel amid larger games layoffs

/ The company is cutting ‘just over’ 180 jobs in its games division and is ‘refocusing’ the work it does with the free games it offers to Amazon Prime subscribers.

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Amazon is cutting “just over” 180 jobs in its games division and making some changes to its games initiatives, according to a memo sent to employees by VP of Amazon Games Christoph Hartmann. The changes include shutting down its Crown channel that streams on Twitch, closing its

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