Almost everyone’s feeling the effects of layoffs
One in 10 developers was laid off last year, according to the survey. Narrative, production, and art were the disciplines hit hardest. The number of people who weren’t concerned about layoffs at all went down from 34 percent to just 30 percent. The most common reasons game companies gave for the cuts? Restructuring (22 percent), declining sales (18 percent), and “market shifts” (15 percent). Almost one in five laid-off developers said no reason was ever even given.
