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1/3 of US game developers have been laid off in 2024 and 2025 (archive.is)

posted 105 days ago by The_Shadow_of_Intent 105 days ago by The_Shadow_of_Intent +40 / -0

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– current_horror 9 points 105 days ago +9 / -0

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Western game dev is being purged of DEI hires and activists. It just so happens that half the people working in western game dev fall into these dead weight categories, so it looks like "industry wide" layoffs. Asian and eastern European dev are not experiencing the same firings.

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