Respondents to the GDC survey also report difficulty in finding new employment following a layoff. Nearly half—48%—of games workers who reported being laid off said they haven't been able to secure another job. Of those who were laid off one to two years ago, 36% say they haven't found other games industry employment.

A new survey from the Game Developers Conference reveals how many developers feel about the technology.

Abiotic Factor's creator isn't a big fan of the survival genre, despite making one of the best survival games out there.

With the main parts of my game "Character Limit" in place, efforts turn to planning the last bits of development and testing, with administration becoming a more important element as release approaches.

With AI helping tackle these time-consuming processes, teams can iterate on core gameplay loops more rapidly and with greater confidence.

New data suggests that game developers are still prioritizing projects geared toward PC and PlayStation 5 over Xbox Series X|S.

Game studios are increasingly using AI tools, yet more than half of industry professionals now say generative AI is hurting game development rather than helping it, according to a new survey.

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Overall, 36% of the game developers surveyed used generative AI (828 people), with "business professionals" and "upper management" using it more than your rank-and-file game developers. ChatGPT was the most commonly used external AI tool, and the technology was mostly used for "research and brainstorming."