Takeaways from the 2026 Game Developers Conference: a high volume of job seekers amid layoffs, AI was the hot buzzword, more outsourcing than ever, and more
Jason Schreier /Bloomberg:LinkedIn:Jason SchreierLinkedIn:Jason Schreier:I spent the week in San Francisco at GDC, the annual convention for video game developers. I talked to a lot of people and hea...
Takeaways from the 2026 Game Developers Conference: a high volume of job seekers amid layoffs, AI was the hot buzzword, more outsourcing than ever, and more
GDC in San Francisco this week was full of job-seekers, co-development studios and AI — Hi everyone.LinkedIn:Jason Schreier.Forums:r/GamesLinkedIn:Jason Schreier:I spent the week in San Francisco at...
A group of cross-discipline video game workers in the US and Canada announce United Videogame Workers, a direct-join industry-wide union organizing with the CWA
United Videogame Workers-CWA union formed for industry employees in the US and Canada Andy Chalk / PC Gamer : Game developers launch North America's first industry-wide union ‘to build worker power ir...
A survey of 3,000+ game developers: 11% were laid off in the past year, 58% back unionization, 30% say generative AI negatively impacts the industry, and more
The 2025 GDC survey revealed the impact of industry-wide layoffs in 2024 where one of every 11 game developers lost a job.
A look at challenges indie video game devs face, as they struggle to survive due to lack of funding and studio closures, leading to talent loss in the industry
The Sunday Papers is our weekly roundup of great writing about (mostly) videogames from across the web. Ismar Hrnjicevic / How-To Geek : Some Gamers Are Obsessed With Indie Games, Here's Why X: @chhop...
Sources: Google laid off 200+ employees from its Core teams, including IT and its Python developer team, and plans to move some roles to India and Mexico
unless it's your smartphone Ann Resuma / International Business Times : Google Lays Off 200 ‘Core’ Employees; Eyes Shifting Some Roles To India, Mexico Alice Nunwick / Verdict : Google lays off 200 US...