Microsoft is reducing its global workforce by nearly 4%. Gaming is among the departments affected, and as a result, Xbox has abandoned games like Everwild and Perfect Dark.

Microsoft Corp.’s gaming division began informing employees of job cuts on Wednesday morning, initiating the process of widespread layoffs that staff have been expecting for the last week.Microsoft’s Stockholm-based King division,

Microsoft has confirmed that it will lay off as many as 9,000 workers, in its latest wave of job cuts this year. This comes as the tech giant seeks to control costs while ramping up on artificial intelligence spending.