Labor - Aftermath (Page 5)

Bucking The Industry Trend Of Post-Launch Layoffs, Lies Of P Devs Received $7,500 Bonuses, Switch 2s

The video game industry has received a lot of bad news lately: Even at the biggest, most profitable companies, people are getting laid off, studios are closing, and games are

By Nicole Carpenter

/ 27 Jun 2025

A screenshot of Lies of P where P is standing in front of a statue at the entrance of Krat.

GameStop's Expanding Trading Card Business Could Make A Tough Situation For Workers Worse

These days, GameStop is less a video game store and more a collectibles dealer. As of March, sales of stuff like Funko Pops and Pokémon cards nearly match its video

By Nicole Carpenter

/ 18 Jun 2025

A photograph of a GameStop in a shopping center, showing lots of Pokemon plush toys in the window

Zenimax Union Reaches Tentative Contract With Microsoft

QA testers at Zenimax have reached a tentative union contract agreement with Microsoft, parent union Communications Workers of America announced on Friday. Zenimax Workers United, made up of over 300

By Riley MacLeod

/ 30 May 2025

Another Day, Another Round Of Layoffs At EA

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, almost exactly one month ago: EA, as part of an ongoing transition to focus on “owned IP, sports, and massive online

By Nathan Grayson

/ 28 May 2025

Another Day, Another Round Of Layoffs At EA

Video Games Have A Funny Way Of Showing Up When You Need Them The Most

I’m a big proponent of discovering a video game at the right moment for me, rather than through incessant ad campaigns. As indie developer sunset visitor 斜陽過客s speculative sci-fi

By Isaiah Colbert

/ 7 May 2025

1000xResist concept art of Watcher curled up in the fetal position.

‘An Overwhelmingly Negative And Demoralizing Force’: What It’s Like Working For A Company That’s Forcing AI On Its Developers

We’re a few years into a supposed artificial intelligence revolution, which could and should have been about reducing mundane tasks and freeing everyone up to do more interesting things

By Luke Plunkett

/ 7 Apr 2025

Deck Nine Takes Back GDC Award From Laid-Off Devs After Failing To Send Anyone To Accept It

Contrasted against the ever-unsatisfactory brouhaha of Geoff Keighley’s Game Awards, the annual GDC Awards in San Francisco are an oasis: a relatively quiet night of industry professionals honoring each

By Nathan Grayson

/ 31 Mar 2025

Deck Nine Takes Back GDC Award From Laid-Off Devs After Failing To Send Anyone To Accept It

Another Big Day For Layoffs In Another Big Year For Layoffs

I don’t believe any serious person really thought 2025 would magically be different from 2024 in terms of video game industry layoffs, but if you are one of those

By Nathan Grayson

/ 27 Jan 2025

Another Big Day For Layoffs In Another Big Year For Layoffs

Everything Old Is New Again

CNN faces another round of layoffs today, in the midst of the major news cycle of the first days of the new presidency. But it’s not just layoffs–it’

By Riley MacLeod

/ 23 Jan 2025

The Myth Of The Star Reporter

Yesterday, The Washington Post (former employer of Nathan Grayson and me) laid off less than 100 people on the business side, the latest upheaval at the Jeff Bezos-owned paper that’

By Riley MacLeod

/ 8 Jan 2025

A person in a suit holding a microphone and notepad

With The Future Class On Hold, The Game Awards' Attempts At Doing Good Produce Mixed Results [Update]

During Thursday’s Game Awards, Geoff Keighley took the stage with one of his rare but practiced airs of sobriety. “Now the sad reality is, the past few years the

By Nathan Grayson

/ 13 Dec 2024

With The Future Class On Hold, The Game Awards' Attempts At Doing Good Produce Mixed Results [Update]

We Can’t Keep Doing This

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A major publisher launched a live-service game intended to compete with one of a small handful of industry-eclipsing giants. It did

By Nathan Grayson

/ 3 Dec 2024