Reports and rumors of massive layoffs at Xbox have been building since late last month, and the first blood has now been spilled. Bloomberg reports that Candy Crush maker King is cutting 200 employees,

Microsoft Corp.’s gaming division laid off hundreds of employees on Wednesday, part of a broader culling at the software company as it seeks to control costs. An Xbox spokesperson declined to confirm how many people were impacted,

Microsoft has officially begun laying off workers this week, following confirmation that the company was planning to lay off more than 9,000 employees globally. These layoffs have severely affected several teams and divisions within Xbox Game Studios, leading to the cancellation of several in-development games along with workforce reductions.