Microsoft says it is laying off about 9,000 workers, its second mass layoff in months and its largest in more than two years.

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.

Romero Games, the small Irish game development studio set up by veteran games devs John Romero and Brenda Romero, had its funding pulled by Microsoft, ending development of an all-new shooter IP. Unconfirmed reports suggest the entire development team has been laid off.