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The video game industry experienced mass layoffs in a wave which began in 2022, peaked in January 2024. An estimated 45,000 jobs were lost from 2022 to July 2025. These layoffs had reverberating effects on both established and emerging games companies, impacting employees, projects, and the overall landscape of the games industry. Major job cuts took place at Embracer Group, Unity Technologies, Microsoft Gaming, Electronic Arts, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Epic Games, Take-Two Interactive, Ubisoft, Sega, and Riot Games. The layoffs caused several video games to be canceled, video game studios to be shut down or divested from their parent company, and thousands of employees to lose their jobs.
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