Microsoft lays off Candy Crush developers, will be replaced by AI tools they build: Report

Microsoft’s layoffs earlier this month have rocked its vast gaming empire, with one of the hardest-hit studios being King—the developer behind mobile gaming giant Candy Crush Saga. According to multiple sources cited by MobileGamer.biz, several teams at King, including narrative design, UX, level design, and user research, are now facing job cuts. Ironically, the very AI tools being used to replace them were trained and developed in part by the same staff now being shown the door.