In the past year, gaming companies from California have been particularly active in conducting layoffs. Journalist Stephen Totilo highlighted in his Game File newsletter that this state accounted for about a third of all gaming industry layoffs in 2024.

Throughout 2024, gaming companies worldwide actively reduced their workforce. November was no exception. According to estimates by Game Industry Layoffs, last month 838 gaming specialists lost their jobs.

October was less tense for the gaming industry in terms of layoffs compared to September, when over a thousand professionals lost their jobs.

After several months of relative calm, the number of layoffs in the gaming industry has risen again. According to estimates by the monitoring site Game Industry Layoffs, 1009 gaming professionals lost their jobs in September.

August was a relatively calm month for the gaming industry in terms of layoffs. The Game Industry Layoffs portal reported a total of 271 specialists laid off in gaming-related companies last month.

Gaming companies around the world continue to cut staff, but not as actively as before. According to the Game Industry Layoffs portal, in July, the number of layoffs in the gaming industry totaled 368 people.

According to data from the Game Industry Layoffs portal, the scale of layoffs in the gaming industry is gradually decreasing. By their calculations, gaming companies laid off a total of 632 employees in June.

In 2024, gaming companies are downsizing much more aggressively than a year ago. According to the Game Industry Layoffs portal, 10,425 specialists were laid off in the industry from January to May. This is just 41 people fewer than for all of 2023.

Last month, the gaming industry continued to be stormed. According to the Game Industry Layoffs portal, in April, gaming companies fired or announced the dismissal of at least 1003 people.

For the gaming industry, March was a quieter month in terms of layoffs than January and February, but hundreds of people were still out of work. According to the Game Industry Layoffs portal, gaming companies laid off 628 employees last month.

In recent months, a significant part of the gaming agenda has been layoffs. February was no exception. According to the Game Industry Layoffs portal, during the month, gaming companies fired or announced layoffs of at least 2,027 people.