Layoffs Continue
The video game industry was in dire straits in 2024. Over 14,600 people who make video games lost their jobs in the past 12 months. Things have become so bad that Geoff Keighley, the king of saying how good a year it’s been for video games even if it hasn’t been, had to acknowledge them on stage at The Game Awards.
The truth is, every year is a good year for video games themselves, but as corporate greed and poor business decisions become more and more prevalent every year, the people who make the games we celebrate have suffered. As more institutional knowledge is lost to senseless job cuts, the games are going to suffer, too. It doesn’t have to be this way, but so long as corporate greed takes precedence over talent, this is the result. – Kenneth Shepard
