Expensive price tags, worker strikes: why video game companies are having a rough time

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Bloomberg tech journalist Jason Schreier about the woes of video game companies as they face ...

One-third of US video game industry workers were laid off in 2025, GDC study reveals

One-third of U.S. video game industry workers say they were laid off last year, according to a new survey conducted by the ...

One third of US games industry workers were laid off in the last 2 years, GDC survey says

17% of surveyed games industry workers reported having been laid off in just the last 12 months, while half of respondents said their current or most recent employer had conducted layoffs in the last ...

One-third of game industry workers were affected by layoffs in 2025, GDC report finds

Out of over 2,300 US game developers, marketers, executives, investors, and other professionals surveyed in GDC's 2026 State of the Game Industry Report, one-third reported being ...
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Worker Unions & US Senators push back on Saudi-backed EA acquisition

Several groups are vocally pushing back against the recently announced acquisition of Electronic Arts, which would see a collective of groups including Jared Kushner’s company and the Saudi-PIF take ...

Video Game Maker Ubisoft Unveils Major "Reset," With Layoffs, Canceled Titles And Back-To-Office Mandate

Ubisoft, a major video game publisher known for titles like Assassin’s Creed, announced a major “reset” Wednesday involving ...
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Over half of video game industry workers want to join a union: Report

More than 60 percent of game developers support unions, and more than half would like to join one, according to the 2025 GDC Salary Report released this month. Support was even higher among younger ...