Candy Crush Developers Set To Be Laid Off By Microsoft Are Reportedly Being Replaced By The AI Tools They Were Told To Build

Candy Crush Developers Set To Be Laid Off By Microsoft Are Reportedly Being Replaced By The AI Tools They Were Told To Build

Candy Crush developers at King who are caught up in Microsoft's recent mass layoff are being replaced by the AI tools they were told to build

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Microsoft’s latest round of mass layoffs is reportedly hitting King’s Candy Crush studio hard—around 200 developers are being shown the door and their jobs handed over to the very AI tools they spent months building. From level designers to copywriters, teams who were promised more creative freedom thanks to generative AI are finding themselves sidelined as those automated systems take over “mundane” tasks.

Insiders say the cuts aren’t just about efficiency but streamlining the org chart—fewer meetings, fewer overlaps, and “unlocking more AI tools” to drive growth. Amid complaints about arbitrary firings and a dysfunctional HR department, many at King feel betrayed: the tech they championed is now being used to replace them.