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“The oft-used practice of quickly building up development teams and then laying off the majority when the project is complete isn’t conducive to a positive quality of life for individual game developers,” Kate Edwards, executive director of the IGDA, admitted, “even if the overall industry continues to see growth.”

Faced with what many perceive as draconian working conditions, many developers are taking their skills and leaving video games for another technology sector. As Edwards noted, “People who opt to leave the game industry have a lot of options where their skills can be utilized. Programmers and software engineers easily find jobs at a wide range of IT-related companies.”