These changes come at a time when we have more players, games, and gaming hours than ever before,” said Xbox head Phil Spencer in an email to staff.

Tracking all of the news from unfolding Xbox layoffs. Which studios are involved, which games are affected. And what we think about it.

The tech giant intends to reduce organizational layers by having fewer managers and streamlining its products, procedures and roles, Microsoft said Wednesday.

Microsoft is cutting more than 9,000 jobs -- 4% of its global workforce -- and as a result, Everwild and the Perfect Dark reboot have been put out to pasture.