GDC Report Finds OneThird of Developers Hit by Layoffs in Past Year
And other portents of a grim future.
Some 35% of game development studios have been affected by layoffs in the past year, and more than half are concerned about future cuts at their place of employment. That's according to the annual report commissioned by the Game Developers Conference (GDC), organisers of the world's largest industry professional event.
The report highlights what is plain to see. Thousands of jobs have been lost, and more go every day as companies reckon with ridiculous calls made during what was a digital boom-time for the industry, when the COVID-19 pandemic held audiences captive, beginning in March of 2020. Quality assurance testers appear to have been the role hit hardest, with 22% of them saying they were laid off this year (compared to 7% of all developers). Business and finance roles reported the slightest losses, at 2%.
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