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Games industry layoffs hit 10,977 in 2026, already surpassing all of 2025 with months to go (www.tweaktown.com)
submitted 6 days ago by to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
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[–] 10 points 6 days ago

I wonder how many of these layoffs would have happened if all the industry buyouts and mergers hadn’t been allowed these past couple of years.

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    [–] 2 points 5 days ago

    still don't get why they don't syndicate.

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    [–] 2 points 5 days ago

    Unionize now

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    [+] -19 points 6 days ago (3 children)

    People love to focus on the layoffs way waaay too much. They get rehired when a new project starts. It's not like there's millions of laidoff game devs wandering the streets.

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  • [–] 16 points 6 days ago*

    Ah yes, closed game studios like Bioware, several branches of Ubisoft, Twisted Pixel, and so on are just lining up to rehire for their shuttered game projects and doors.

    There's been major industry wide restructuring and shuttering and trying to just say we should ignore the numbers because they'll be rehired is really ignoring what's been going on the last year or two.

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