AI is eating gaming jobs
Yes, another gaming company does a layoff as the industry continues to deploy AI in its products and their productions:
"Electronic Arts, the maker of Apex Legends and The Sims, is laying off 5% of its workers — an estimated 670 people, based on its most recent headcount disclosure. CEO Andrew Wilson noted that the gaming company is also “optimizing” its real estate footprint and “moving away from development of future licensed IP” as it looks to cut costs. Gaming levels have dropped following a pandemic boom, and data released last month by the Game Developers Conference indicates one-third of game developerswere affected by layoffs in 2023.
- EA’s announcement follows similar moves earlier in the week by Sony, the maker of PlayStation, and Supermassive Games.
- Rivals Activision Blizzard and Riot Games conducted layoffs in January."
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