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Top text on white: "Your game does well: LAYOFFS", "Your game does okay: LAYOFFS", "Your game doesn't sell: LAYOFFS". Below, a man in glasses and a dark military uniform with a gold, blue and red sash stands before US and striped flags. Caption: "WE ARE THE MOST PROFITABLE PUBLISHER IN THE WORLD BECAUSE OF LAYOFFS".

Game Dev Layoffs No Matter How the Game Sells

A video game industry joke: whether a game sells well, okay or badly, the result is layoffs. Gamers who grew up on cartridges now watch publishers cut staff.

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Top text on white: "Your game does well: LAYOFFS", "Your game does okay: LAYOFFS", "Your game doesn't sell: LAYOFFS". Below, a man in glasses and a dark military uniform with a gold, blue and red sash stands before US and striped flags. Caption: "WE ARE THE MOST PROFITABLE PUBLISHER IN THE WORLD BECAUSE OF LAYOFFS".

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