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https://www.techspot.com/news/103131-mass-layoffs-hit-gaming-sector-10100-jobs-lost.html
Mass layoffs hit the gaming industry: 10,100 jobs lost this year so far, compared to 10,500 in all of 2023 Have the layoffs peaked? By Rob Thubron May 24, 2024, 6:55 22 comments

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%932024_video_game_industry_layoffs
Causes. The layoffs were not a singular event but rather the culmination of several converging factors. The COVID-19 pandemic unexpectedly fueled a surge in video game demand. This led companies to make ambitious investments in acquisitions, mergers, and staff expansion, anticipating sustained growth. However, as the world reopened and the market returned to pre-pandemic trends, the rapid

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/what-the-current-wave-of-layoffs-means-for-the-games-industry
2023 continues to be a difficult year when it comes to layoffs. Second Wave studio Challengers Games shuts down. In the past couple of weeks alone, companies including Ascendant Studios, Beamdog

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/why-is-there-a-historic-amount-of-layoffs-hitting-the-gaming-industry/ss-BB1oUhlj
Image Credit: Shutterstock / Pormezz . The video game industry has been dealt a tough hand in 2024. Last year the industry saw just over 10,000 layoffs across multiple companies.

https://www.pcgamer.com/the-impact-of-16000-games-industry-layoffs-in-one-chart/
Here's how it works. The impact of 16,000 games industry layoffs, in one chart. Game developers share personal stories of how the 2023-2024 layoffs have affected them. Blizzard's Unannounced

https://gamerant.com/amazon-gaming-division-layoffs/
Back in September, Blizzard laid off a longtime industry veteran and other employees, and similar stories have been emerging across the world of gaming going back to last year.These events have

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/corryfrydlewicz_day9-rant-recent-layoffs-in-the-gaming-activity-7208341361996021760-8C38
Day[9] Rant - Recent Layoffs in the Gaming Industry. I've updated my profile to state that I'm open to pretty much anything now.

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/this-week-in-gaming-business-10k-layoffs
A web archive that tracks gaming layoffs across the industry showed this week that the total number of layoffs has already reached over 10,000 for 2024 alone. This tally includes almost 2,000 layoffs across Microsoft, as well as 1,800 layoffs at Unity, 670 Electronic Arts layoffs, and around 600 Take-Two Interactive employees being cut from the

https://www.aol.com/finance/video-game-industry-layoffs-collision-205100988.html
The layoffs hitting the gaming industry are largely the result of a handful of trends coalescing. The chief overarching issue comes down to publishers and developers overspending throughout 2021

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/this-week-in-gaming-business-june-14th
2024's industry layoffs have surpassed 2023's figures. We start today with a rather sad and grim figure. According to this industry layoff tracker, layoffs have reached a rough total of 10,800 this year, which means they've surpassed 2023's total already, despite the fact we've still got half of the year ahead of us.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/gaming/what-s-going-on-with-all-these-video-game-industry-layoffs/ar-BB1iwNVt
Roughly 8,500 video game industry workers were laid off in 2022, according to a layoff tracker created by video game artist Farhan Noor. That number jumped to 10,500 in 2023. Layoffs in 2024 are

https://www.theverge.com/24172733/summer-game-fest-video-game-announcements-layoffs-labor-live-service-fortnite
The layoffs will continue until everything is Fortnite. By Nilay Patel, editor-in-chief of the Verge, host of the Decoder podcast, and co-host of The Vergecast. Jun 6, 2024, 7:00 AM PDT

https://gamerant.com/unity-layoffs-2024/
Now it appears Unity may be continuing the trend in 2024 as well. As per a recent SEC filing and an internal company memo, Unity plans to lay off about 1,800 of its staff, or approximately 25% of

https://gamerant.com/playstation-layoffs-sony/
Highlights. Sony has laid off 900 employees. Guerrilla Games, Insomniac, Naughty Dog, and more studios have been impacted. PlayStation has announced layoffs across multiple studios, continuing a

https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/1abdedd/what_is_going_on_with_the_recent_layoffs_across/
predmach. What is going on with the recent layoffs across the video game industry? Unanswered. 2023 was one of the biggest years for gaming with multiple game of the year contenders, but in the first month of 2024 it seems every other headline is related to mass layoffs for video game companies no matter the size.

https://finance.yahoo.com/video/gaming-industry-layoffs-key-catalysts-220125538.html
Fri, Mar 1, 2024, 5:01 PM. The gaming industry has seen over 7,800 employee layoffs this year, already more than half the 2023 total. With gaming giants Sony ( SONY) and Electronic Arts (EA

https://gamerant.com/baldurs-gate-3-director-game-industry-layoffs-greed/
Highlights. Swen Vincke of Baldur's Gate 3 criticizes gaming industry layoffs due to corporate greed. Vincke urges companies to slow down on greed, take care of employees, and prioritize projects

https://naavik.co/digest/a-look-at-layoffs-and-gaming-employment-trends/
Though gaming was largely able to avoid the COVID-induced layoffs experienced by so many tech companies in 2020, recent months have not been as favorable. Lately, headcount reductions have touched nearly all sectors of the industry - from developers to publishers, engines to adtech, gaming-adjacent Big Tech companies to crypto startups, and

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/report-of-mass-layoffs-at-gameloft-toronto
Update: Gameloft has confirmed layoffs to GamesIndustry.biz, with a spokesperson saying it was "necessary" for the studio to "implement a reduction in workforce" due to the current situation of

https://gamerant.com/twitch-layoffs-400-employees/
Following a wave of layoffs that have rocked the gaming and tech industry in recent months, Amazon-owned Twitch is the latest company in the space to announce employee layoffs. While the drama

https://brignews.com/2024/03/01/video-game-industry-layoffs-why-is-it-happening/
In only 2 months, there have been 8000 thousand layoffs in the video game industry. It's a frightening number that only grows larger each day. There are two primary reasons for the recent surge in layoffs. The Pandemic. During this time the video game industry saw a huge boom.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_in_video_games
Month Day(s) Event January 3 Thirteen-year-old Willis Gibson became the first person known to "beat" the NES version of Tetris by reaching its killscreen.: 8-11 Unity Technologies, Twitch, and Discord separately announced layoffs affecting 1,800, 500, and 170 jobs, respectively.: 22 Riot Games laid off about 530 staff.: 25 Microsoft Gaming laid off 1,900 staff, and the President of Blizzard

https://gamerant.com/apex-legends-team-layoffs/
Highlights. EA's layoffs hit the Apex Legends community team, with 670 total layoffs planned company-wide due to industry changes. Ex-Global Social Media Lead for Apex Legends, Alex Ackerman

https://gamerant.com/ubisoft-laying-off-more-staff/
Layoffs are sweeping the gaming industry and Ubisoft has announced more. Nearly 10,000 people were laid off last year as the industry started to shift in a different direction.

https://gamerant.com/take-two-interactive-lay-offs-canceling-games/
The company, behind Grand Theft Auto 6 and other popular franchises, is following the trend of layoffs in the gaming industry. Layoffs are happening across the industry as companies adjust to a