According to The Obsidian tracking data, the number of layoffs in the game industry reached 10,100 in 2024, while the number of layoffs for the full year of 2023 was 10,500. According to media reports, the biggest round of layoffs in 2024 occurred in January. Microsoft announced adjustments to Activision Blizzard and Xbox divisions to lay off 1,900 employees. Game engine manufacturer Unity also laid off about 1,900 employees in early 2024, accounting for 25% of its total workforce. The publisher and Rockstar parent company Take-Two Interactive said in April this year that as part of the cost reduction plan, the company would lay off 5% of its employees, equivalent to about 600 employees. EA also carried out drastic layoffs. In February, it laid off 5% of its employees, about 670 people, and eliminated several games at the same time. Adding the number of layoffs this year to the number of layoffs in 2023 shows that in the past 18 months, more than 20,000 people have lost their jobs in the game industry, and with some game companies that have not disclosed numbers, the actual number of unemployed people will be even higher. (IT House)