In 2023, more than 10,000 developers lost their jobs; one third of game makers surveyed at the beginning of this year reported theyd been affected by layoffs in some way. While there were wins for labor organizers at big studios like Activision Blizzard, and collective action around fighting for protection from the encroachment of AI on employment, the industrys collective brain drain continued in 2024 as workers lost jobs en masse. Six months in, this years layoff tally had already surpassed...
