{
  "id": 8214264,
  "title": "Why do Japanese studios suffer fewer layoffs? Because they have smaller teams and don't pay their execs $30m, says one expert",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/why-do-japanese-studios-suffer-fewer-layoffs-because-they-have",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-18T09:08:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Eurogamer",
    "slug": "eurogamer",
    "url": "https://www.eurogamer.net/japan-game-development-layoffs-exec-money"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "It's been a pretty grim year for video games. Aside from the \"return of Xbox\" new CEO Asha Sharma promised awhen taking over, which enacted the announcement of 3,200 layoffs and four studio departures , we've also seen mass layoffs in other studios, too: Bungie , EA , PUBG Productions , Take-Two , Warner Bros ., Epic , and many, many more have been impacted this year so far. Read more",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}