{
  "id": 19680344,
  "title": "More Than Half of Video Game Workers Laid Off Over the Past Two Years Are Still Unemployed, GDC Industry Report Finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/more-than-half-of-video-game-workers-laid-off-over-the-past-two-years",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-12T17:00:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/gaming/news/video-game-workers-laid-off-still-unemployed-1236946277/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "One third of video game industry workers say they have been laid off over the past 24 months, and more than half those surveyed say they haven’t found a new job since. According to the 15th State of the Game Industry Report, released Thursday by the organizers of the GDC Festival of Gaming, 62% say […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}