The issues game developers are facing in 2025 | IGDA interview

The Independent Games Festival awards at GDC 2025.

Game developers are among the most creative people on the planet, but they have had a tough 2.5 years with more than 35,000 layoffs across gaming. Some of those cutbacks were expected to ease by 2025, but we’ve seen 1,200-plus layoffs in the first quarter. The troubles are so acute that, for the second year in a row, the Independent Games Fes…Read More

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