Summary:
- Amazon Game Studios, the gaming division of Amazon, is experiencing a major shakeup. The head of the studio, Christoph Hartmann, has departed the company amid a massive layoff of 16,000 employees across Amazon.
- The layoffs are part of a broader cost-cutting effort by Amazon, which is facing economic challenges and a slowdown in its e-commerce business.
- The departure of Hartmann, a veteran of the gaming industry, raises questions about the future of Amazon's game development efforts, which have struggled to gain traction in the highly competitive video game market.