At IGN, Rebekah Valentine interviews developers who lost their jobs in the recent game industry layoffs about the impact on their lives and the industry. “I reached out to impacted developers to try and answer the heavy, complex question of why this was happening in the first place. Over 40 game developers from studios of all sizes gave me answers. But that isn’t all they gave me. Many of those who reached out also took the opportunity to share their stories of how the layoffs had impacted them, personally.

They told me stories of how it had impacted their physical and mental health and how the loss of income, insurance, and security was hurting their families and their plans for the future. Some had moved across the country or even across the world for their jobs. A few reported being laid off simultaneously with a partner who was also in the industry. Some told me they had been laid off twice in one year.”

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