Game devs are concerned about layoffs, AI, and return to work.
Game devs are concerned about layoffs, AI, game engine pricing and return to work.
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GDC survey exposes game dev views of GenAI and layoffs

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Game developers are concerned about layoffs, AI ethics, game engine changes and return-to-work policies, according to a survey by the Game Developers Conference (GDC).

The 12th annual State of the Game Industry Survey gathered insights from more than 3,000 developers ahead of GDC 2024, which takes place in San Francisco from March 18 to March 22. The survey was conducted with research firm Omdia, which analyzed qualitative sentiment from the survey.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.