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Video about why 50,000 people have been laid off: youtu.be/9HM9nmqNioQ?si=Tk7ckXQs57QJ0Z8H
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Additional reporting: Mike Rougeau
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SOURCES:
layoffs.asgc.gg/
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/bluepoint-games-sonys-famed-remaster-studio-is-being-closed-as-the-fallout-from-playstations-disastrous-pivot-to-live-service-continues/
www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2026/06/25/bungie-hit-with-widespread-layoffs-as-destiny-2-ends-and-marathon-continues/
kotaku.com/nintendo-of-europe-will-lay-off-320-people-this-month-1627924242
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/square-enix-confirms-us-eu-layoffs-as-part-of-restructuring/
finance.yahoo.com/news/takeda-cut-4-500-jobs-205129490.html
www.interviewpal.com/layoffs/tencent
www.theverge.com/24191650/nintendo-sega-from-software-japan-video-game-layoffs
www.employmentlawworldview.com/tokyo-district-court-rules-that-us-style-dismissal-is-invalid/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuhei_Yoshida
www.shakaiho.com/single-post/2015/10/15/legal-doctrine-of-abusive-dismissal
leglobal.law/countries/japan/employment-law/employment-law-overview-japan/07-termination-of-employment-contracts/#Remedies-for-Employee-Seeking-to-Challenge-Wrongful-Termination
www.seyfarth.com/news-insights/china-employment-law-compliance-tip-1-termination.html
www.caixinglobal.com/2026-04-30/chinese-courts-rule-companies-cannot-fire-workers-simply-to-replace-them-with-ai-102439602.html
www.nelp.org/in-the-u-s-you-can-legally-be-fired-for-any-reason-or-no-reason-at-all-heres-why/
jscaff.medium.com/the-kill-line-what-america-looks-like-on-chinese-social-media-14f10e4bb8b4
www.economist.com/china/2026/01/12/china-obsesses-over-americas-kill-line
www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202601/10/WS69619f42a310d6866eb3305a.html
www.linkedin.com/posts/hrvishalverma_hrm-workplaceculture-employeeengagement-activity-7364512723520405505-mpcr/
www.computerfutures.com/en-jp/news-and-insights/contract/debunking-the-myths-of-contract-work-in-japan-job-seekers-edition/
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/despite-the-lack-of-mass-layoffs-in-japan-game-developers-say-their-numbers-are-still-reducing-in-a-less-visible-manner/
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1746-1049.1969.tb00529.x
japan-dev.com/blog/new-graduate-recruitment-japan-shinsotsu?lang=jp
www.weforum.org/stories/wellbeing-and-mental-health/japan-karoshi-overwork-crisis-innovation/
www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/29/world/asia/japan-census-population-decline.html
thenextweb.com/news/final-fantasy-vii-revelation-3-year-dev-staff-retention
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/layoffs-are-not-the-solution-nintendo-s-iwata#close-modal
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2019-10-24-happy-workers-are-13-more-productive
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/fromsoftware-boss-addresses-gaming-industry-layoffs-as-long-as-this-companys-my-responsibility-i-would-not-let-that-happen/
Video about why 50,000 people have been laid off: youtu.be/9HM9nmqNioQ?si=Tk7ckXQs57QJ0Z8H
Video editor (& Pikmin thumbnail artist!): bsky.app/profile/mrchambers.bsky.social
Additional reporting: Mike Rougeau
FIND ME:
Vlogs: www.youtube.com/@AlanahIRL
Podcasts: www.youtube.com/@PlayWatchListen
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/alanahpearce
Streams (but YouTube): www.youtube.com/@alanahstreams
Patreon: patreon.com/alanahpearce
Instagram: www.instagram.com/alanahpearce
Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/alanahpearce.bsky.social
Facebook: www.facebook.com/charalanahzard
SOURCES:
layoffs.asgc.gg/
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/bluepoint-games-sonys-famed-remaster-studio-is-being-closed-as-the-fallout-from-playstations-disastrous-pivot-to-live-service-continues/
www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2026/06/25/bungie-hit-with-widespread-layoffs-as-destiny-2-ends-and-marathon-continues/
kotaku.com/nintendo-of-europe-will-lay-off-320-people-this-month-1627924242
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/square-enix-confirms-us-eu-layoffs-as-part-of-restructuring/
finance.yahoo.com/news/takeda-cut-4-500-jobs-205129490.html
www.interviewpal.com/layoffs/tencent
www.theverge.com/24191650/nintendo-sega-from-software-japan-video-game-layoffs
www.employmentlawworldview.com/tokyo-district-court-rules-that-us-style-dismissal-is-invalid/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuhei_Yoshida
www.shakaiho.com/single-post/2015/10/15/legal-doctrine-of-abusive-dismissal
leglobal.law/countries/japan/employment-law/employment-law-overview-japan/07-termination-of-employment-contracts/#Remedies-for-Employee-Seeking-to-Challenge-Wrongful-Termination
www.seyfarth.com/news-insights/china-employment-law-compliance-tip-1-termination.html
www.caixinglobal.com/2026-04-30/chinese-courts-rule-companies-cannot-fire-workers-simply-to-replace-them-with-ai-102439602.html
www.nelp.org/in-the-u-s-you-can-legally-be-fired-for-any-reason-or-no-reason-at-all-heres-why/
jscaff.medium.com/the-kill-line-what-america-looks-like-on-chinese-social-media-14f10e4bb8b4
www.economist.com/china/2026/01/12/china-obsesses-over-americas-kill-line
www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202601/10/WS69619f42a310d6866eb3305a.html
www.linkedin.com/posts/hrvishalverma_hrm-workplaceculture-employeeengagement-activity-7364512723520405505-mpcr/
www.computerfutures.com/en-jp/news-and-insights/contract/debunking-the-myths-of-contract-work-in-japan-job-seekers-edition/
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/despite-the-lack-of-mass-layoffs-in-japan-game-developers-say-their-numbers-are-still-reducing-in-a-less-visible-manner/
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1746-1049.1969.tb00529.x
japan-dev.com/blog/new-graduate-recruitment-japan-shinsotsu?lang=jp
www.weforum.org/stories/wellbeing-and-mental-health/japan-karoshi-overwork-crisis-innovation/
www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/29/world/asia/japan-census-population-decline.html
thenextweb.com/news/final-fantasy-vii-revelation-3-year-dev-staff-retention
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/layoffs-are-not-the-solution-nintendo-s-iwata#close-modal
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2019-10-24-happy-workers-are-13-more-productive
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/fromsoftware-boss-addresses-gaming-industry-layoffs-as-long-as-this-companys-my-responsibility-i-would-not-let-that-happen/