Microsoft Corp.’s gaming division began informing employees of job cuts on Wednesday morning, initiating the process of widespread layoffs that staff have been expecting for the last week.Microsoft’s Stockholm-based King division,

Microsoft has reportedly cancelled Everwild, an in-development game from UK-based Sea of Thieves developer Rare, and potentially other projects amid a round of layoffs that will see the company lose upwards of 9000 employees.

As Xbox lays off thousands of employees, Everwild, which has been in the works at Rare for over a decade, has reportedly been canceled.