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The video game industry layoffs are a part of the broader tech industry layoffs that began in 2023; [17] many such layoffs have been attributed to artificial intelligence, [18] although increased interest rates, reduced demand from consumers and excessive hiring during the COVID-19 pandemic have also been cited as causes. [17]
Following 2024’s massive wave of layoffs across the video game industry, one in 10 developers say they were among those cut from AAA studios and indie outlets alike. According to the the Game ...
The gaming industry is facing mass layoffs. There’s also the growth of live service games — online games that are continually updated with content and often require in-game purchases to some ...
On July 26, 2024, SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) initiated a labor strike involving the union’s voice actors and motion capture artists against American video game companies signed to the union’s Interactive Media Agreements over failed renegotiation terms of the contract that had expired in November 2022.
The video game industry is facing a seemingly never-ending string of layoffs and studio closures: Telltale, ArenaNet, Activision, and now EA. According to industry analysts, companies are facing ...
"The Video Game Industry Is More Successful Than Ever. Why Are the Workers Treated Like Garbage?". Slate.July 30, 2024. The cycles of M&A and subsequent cuts and closures have escalated so profoundly over the past few years ... that Wikipedia has a stand-alone article covering the nearly 21,000 jobs that the gaming sector shed from just the beginning of 2023 up through now.
This round of layoffs come after a brutal 14 months in the video game industry. Thousands of jobs were cut in the video game sector in 2023, with industry estimates suggesting roughly 6,500 video ...
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