The video game industry in 2024 has experienced a tragic new record for in-year layoffs, with 10,900 job cuts surpassing the previous records of 10,500 in 2023 and 8,500 in 2022. These layoffs include cancellations and scale-backs of games, affecting various studios.
Massive gaming industry layoffs in 2024 as a short story -Investors dump money in industry -Corporations draft thousands of Managers to crack the whip and squeeze every dime from the golden goose -The core experience dies, mass layoffs, Manager Carnival goes to next Industry
The 10,800 game layoffs in 2024 already exceed all cuts in 2023 — here’s why | The DeanBeat https://t.co/NfTJKwOHKx via @GamesBeat
The 10,800 game layoffs in 2024 already exceed all cuts in 2023 -- here's why | The DeanBeat https://t.co/UvsiTbZXpu
Video game industry in 2024 has more layoffs than 2023 in half the time - Polygon. https://t.co/kFmEDShqiS
Workers in the video game industry are perpetually burnt out and threatened by mass layoffs. The problem isn’t the inherent “instability” of the development process or a vague notion of “diversity” — it’s worker exploitation. https://t.co/69PS4ZMq2g
Layoffs in gaming in 2024 have already set a new record. 2023 and 2022 also set records. https://t.co/29C70GuElA
1/ After only 5.5 months, the video game industry has set a tragic new record for in-year layoffs (10,900 versus the prior record of 10,500 in 2023, and the record before that, 8,500 in 2022). These layoffs span games that were canceled and scaled back, as well as studios that… https://t.co/M07ezvGEuc