Overview of the events of 2024 in video games
In the video game industry, 2024 saw job losses that continued from 2023, including large cuts from Microsoft Gaming, Electronic Arts, and Sony Interactive Entertainment, with 14,600 jobs cut through the entire year.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
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- ^ Zwiezen, Zack (January 10, 2024). "25 Days Into 2024 And 5,900+ Video Game Layoffs Have Been Announced". Kotaku. Archived from the original on January 24, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
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- ^ Nightingale, Ed (May 23, 2024). "Games industry layoffs surpass 10,000 for 2024 so far". Eurogamer. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ "59 Days Into 2024 And 8,100+ Video Game Layoffs Have Been Announced". Kotaku. January 10, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
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- ^ "What's Behind the Video-Game Layoffs? Players Sticking With Old Favorites". Bloomberg.com. February 16, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ Takahashi, Dean (June 14, 2024). "The 10,800 game layoffs in 2024 already exceeded all cuts in 2023 — here's why | The DeanBeat". VentureBeat. Retrieved June 20, 2024.