It’s time again for the annual GDC Festival of Gaming State of the Industry report. Except, unusually, it’s the second time this year for the release of this report.
Why two “annual” reports in one year? It’s because going forward, GDC Festival of Gaming organizers plan to release the report toward the end of the year instead of at the beginning. That meant either waiting 18 months for another report, or doubling up for two in one year.
Regardless, report means another round of excellent data to inform the game development community. Today we’re diving into the results with GDC content marketing manager Beth Elderkin and GameDeveloper.com contributing editor Imran Khan to discuss topics like layoffs, excess overtime, and the use of generative AI.
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