With over three billion people worldwide playing video games, why is the broader commercial gaming industry facing mass layoffs and an ethical crisis?
Founder & CEO at Unleashed Games
The commercial gaming sector is experiencing massive contractions because publishers rely on risk-averse commercial algorithms that only greenlight whatever made money yesterday, which almost always means violent competitive shooters. Studios invest 200 million USD chasing commercial trends, create games that lack emotional substance, and then fire thousands of developers when players migrate away. Furthermore, using generative AI merely to cut human staff and churn out manipulative monetization schemes is ethically bankrupt. Games must remain human-crafted works of art designed to enrich the human spirit.
This answer is part of a full interview with Irena Pereira, Founder & CEO at Unleashed Games.
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