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What Game Industry Layoffs Really Signal
Layoffs are framed as belt-tightening, but they leak the truth about a studio's finances. A sourced read of Epic, Unity, and the 2023 to 2024 bloodletting.
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The Anatomy of a Studio Implosion
How game studios go from hit-makers to headlines. A sourced look at the pattern behind studio collapses, from Embracer to Volition to Mimimi, and the warning signs.
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