alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 7 months agoAccording to Kotaku: 25 Days Into 2024 And 5,800+ Video Game Layoffs Have Been Announcedkotaku.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up199arrow-down1external-linkAccording to Kotaku: 25 Days Into 2024 And 5,800+ Video Game Layoffs Have Been Announcedkotaku.comalyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-text
this is a running tally they’re compiling in a single “article” and yeahhhh. not looking very good right now
minus-squarealyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up41·7 months agoi think it’s very clear now that the lack of unionization in the gaming industry will need to change, or every year or two or whatever arbitrary interval we’ll see an astronomical number of people losing their jobs all at once in this way.
minus-squareZworf@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoYeah and without that the crunch time practices will never change.
i think it’s very clear now that the lack of unionization in the gaming industry will need to change, or every year or two or whatever arbitrary interval we’ll see an astronomical number of people losing their jobs all at once in this way.
Yeah and without that the crunch time practices will never change.