New survey reports one in 10 game developers have lost their jobs in 2024
One in 10 game developers lost their job in 2024. That’s according to the results of the annual Game Developers Conference state of the video game survey. The survey sampled over 3,000 developers and covered a number of topics including industry layoffs and what kind of games developers are working on.
Almost a third of developers think generative AI is a negative for the games industry, says new survey
This year's GDC State Of The Industry survey brings "fortune and heartbreak", with one in ten respondents laid off in 2024, plus Gen AI scepticism.
80% of game developers are working on PC games, survey says
Among GDC attendees, game developers are over twice as likely to work on games for PC than the next most popular platform.
80% of Developers in 2024 Worked on Games for PC, 37% on PS5, and 33% on Xbox Series X|S
The Game Developers Conference has released its State of Games Industry survey for 2024 revealing some interesting information.80 [...]
35% of All Game Developers Are Building for XR, According to GDC Industry Survey
Despite industry woes, XR development has largely stayed consistent, according to the annual Game Developer Conference (GDC) State of the Game Industry Survey, noting that 35% of developers who responded are building for XR.
Games industry: one in ten developers will have lost their job by 2024
Eleven percent of employees in the games industry will lose their jobs by 2024, a survey predicts. Meanwhile, skepticism towards generative AI is growing.
Eleven percent of game developers were laid off in 2024, according to GDC survey
It's a difficult time to be a developer these days, according to GDC's 2025 State of the Game Industry report.
Game Developers Fear AI Threats as Studios Push Initiatives
A new survey reveals how deeply AI technology has penetrated the video game business, and how many workers hate it.
Game Developers Are Getting Fed Up With Their Bosses’ AI Initiatives
A survey of video game developers released Tuesday indicates that a growing number of them fear artificial intelligence will ...
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58% of game developers are concerned about future layoffs
A new survey from GDC has unravelled what game developers are thinking after a year of layoffs and the rise of AI.
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Game Developers Are Worried About AI, But Studios Are Using It Anyway
A survey managed by the organizers of the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) found that more studios used AI to create games in 2024 than in 2023. While the increase itself isn't substantial ...
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One in 10 Video Game Developers Were Laid Off in 2024, GDC Report Finds
According to the the Game Developers Conference‘s newly released “2025 State of the Game Industry” report, 11% of the 3,000 developers surveyed say they were laid off over the past 12 months.
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GDC Releases 2025 "State Of The Industry" Results
The Game Developers Conference organizers have released their annual "State of the Industry" results after surveying ...
GDC 2025 event will celebrate how games connect the world
UBM TechWeb unveiled the 39th edition of the Game Developers Conference (GDC) that will take place from March17 to to March 21 in SF.
PC game development surges in Steam Deck handheld era — But don't count Xbox and PlayStation out
The GDC survey also reveals more about layoffs, sheds light on which devs are using AI, and shows that Xbox is ahead of ...