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[–] 44 points 8 months ago* (4 children)

I was included in this. Was laid off back in June 2025. One of the best places I ever worked.

The industry is super tough. I got very lucky & started a new job at the beginning of the month. Being out of work for 6 months sucked, and some people I mentor have been out much longer.

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    What would happen if the layed off created new studios together?

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Being able to get in contact easily (with the laid off) would be rough, and creating a new studio with no passive income and only promises is a hard sell. But that's honestly not a terrible idea. Get devs to coalesce into indie studios ready to make whatever passion game they've had rattling around.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago

    All the venture switched over to AI. Nobody wants to fund new studios. Games are brutal, only one in a massive pile ever become profitable. Gamedev is roughly full time work, but they still need to eat.

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