Following 2024's massive wave of layoffs across the video game industry, one in three game developers say they were impacted by the cuts.
Thevideo game industry is in a state of flux: Studios haven’t eased off mass layoffs that began in 2023, nonsensical microtransactions continue to exist (adding unnecessary additional costs to already full-priced games), and the future of ...
The layoffs will continue until everything is Fortnite. ByNilay Patel,editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of theDecoder podcast, and co-host ofThe Vergecast. Jun 6, 2024, 10:00 PM GMT+8 Illustration: Cath Virginia / The Verge
The layoffs of 2023 and 2024 may well contribute further to that trend: 57% of respondents to GDC's State of the Game Industry survey said they thought the industry should unionize, with 5% of respondents already part of a union. Kvalo said that while there's a temptation ...
Associated Press writer Lou Kesten has chosen his top 10 video games of 2024. The list is capped by Metaphor: ReFantazio, an ambitious political role-playing fantasy game.
Several Rocksteady staff have apparently been laid off The layoffs that have swept the gaming… Read More Games 6 Mins ReadUpdated:September 9, 2024 This Week in Gaming News: August 26th – September 1st, 2024 By Jay AllsoppSeptember 2, 20246 Mins Read As kids and parents alike eye a ...
Massive layoffs have ravaged the industry in recent months, leaving many talented people without consistent sources of income. I'm not here to bum you out, but I just needed to make sure we were on the same page about that. Anyway, back to the part where 2024 has been excellent for ...
People who focus on the business side of games predicted that 2024 would see fewer AAA releases than 2023 and more layoffs throughout the industry. Sadly, they were right on both counts. It’s rough out there for people who make games. But the dour cloud that’s currently hanging over th...
At least 14,500 people in the sector were laid off worldwide in 2024, up from 10,500 in 2023, according to the Game Industry Layoffs website. Many studios have also closed their doors. In recent months, French giant Ubisoft announced it would close its branches in San Francisco and Osaka...
The Next Big Wave Of Video Game Layoffs Is Here [Update]Archiact - Unknown On January 4, 2024, the first round of video game layoffs (that we know of) happened at VR games developer Archiact. The company, known for its Doom 3 VR port, announced on social media that it had laid off...