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Aftermath / Luke Plunkett / Oct 7, 2024
“There are maybe a handful of openings [in games journalism] worldwide, each of which probably has hundreds of applicants. Which is why those parting messages from laid off staff are always so heartbreaking: they’re not being laid off from a job, but often from their career…It’s no wonder there’s a pipeline of writers fleeing to games development; the latter might be an industry on fire, but when your own is already engulfed in flames, why not?” ND
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