Gaming’s Contract Workers Are Being Devastated, Too: ‘Industry’s Cooked’

Contract workers at major studios including Activision, Epic Games, Bungie, and Microsoft are being laid off alongside full-time staff as companies cut budgets. Contractors—who often lack benefits and work on time-limited agreements—face heightened job insecurity as the labor market floods with displaced workers.

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Appeared in 2026-07-23.