After awards haul, Helldivers 2 devs lament the "dire state" of the games industry: "We need to be there to help each other"

Helldivers 2 screenshot showing a fully geared/armored diver standing with gun in hand as three jets soar the skies behind him
(Image credit: Arrowhead Game Studios)

After 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Helldivers 2 took home four awards from the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Golden Joysticks earlier this📖 week, one dev from Arrowhead Game Studios spoke on the state of the games industry and the work that needs to be done to remedy the issues currently plaguing it. 

During an interview at the event, Helldivers 2 production director Alex Bolle explained that while it's currently an "amazing time" when it comes to the games that are being released, the industry as a whole is in fairly poor shape. "I think the industry these days is ꦗin such a dire state", he begins. "It's so important to take the time to acknowledge that games are being released and it's such an amazing time…but we need to be conscious that the games industry is in turmoil, and we need to be there to help each other."

reporting approximately 11,250 people in 2023 losing their jobs. In 2024, things have only worsened, with estimates from putting the number of jobs lost between January and September alone already hitting 13,000. 

One major source of layoffs in 2024 has been 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Microsoft, which has reportedly laid off 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:more than 2,500 workers alone, with several successful 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:studios shutting down in the process🅰, such as Hi-Fi Rush develop Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin, developeꦚr of the Dishonored series and Redfall.

Unfortunately, these layoffs currently show no signs of stopping, with developers call🃏ing for more to be done to protect the livelihoods of their peers and ensuring tha🌼t the people making 2024 such an amazing time for games can continue to do so into the future.

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