Video game development and publishing are taking a hit in a wave of layoffs at Amazon today, including the company’s San Diego and Irvine studios as the division’s head said it’s taking “a critical look at the evolving dynamics of games industry.” Steve Boom, vice president of Audio, Twitch, and Games, said in a message to staff the company has “made the difficult decision to halt a significant amount of our first-party AAA game development work – specifically around MMOs – within Amazon Game Studio.” Thi ...