As many as 89,333 employees have been laid off across 306 tech companies in 2025 so far. Here's what you need to know about the job situation in gaming.
Regrettably, within the first month of 2025, more than 5,000 workers in the games industry have already experienced job losses. We’re now 68 days into 2025 and layoffs have already caused the video games industry to shrink by 8,300+ jobs.
Compare That To Approximately 11,000 In All Of 2023.
2025 video game company layoffs.
From Microsoft And Riot Games To Twitch And Unity, Uncover The Reasons Behind The Widespread Job Cuts And Their Implications On Game Development, Market Strategies, And Workforce Resilience.
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Microsoft/Xbox Now Joins A List Of Gaming Companies That Have Implemented Major Cuts This Month, Which Includes Twitch, Discord, Riot Games ( League Of Legends ), Behaviour Interactive ( Dead.
Devs discuss layoffs, generative ai, and more.
With The Layoffs Of 150 People At Sumo Group And 100 More At Timbre Games This Week, The Total Estimated Layoffs In 2025 Have Exceeded 10,800, According To The Game Industry Layoff Tracker.
As many as 89,333 employees have been laid off across 306 tech companies in 2025 so far.