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Today β€” 17 April 2026Main stream

New Survey Shows How a Near-Majority of Game Developers Are Looking to Leave the Industry Due to Mass Layoffs and Instability

16 April 2026 at 16:56

Characters in military gear advance through a dusty, industrial area in a scene from Battlefield 6.

We all know mass layoffs are a major issue the video games industry has been facing for the last several years. It doesn't matter if you helped develop the best-selling game of the year, or if your game died within a year, game developers cannot trust that their jobs will be safe, and a new survey from Skillsearch has just put some numbers to how it is impacting the way developers navigate the industry. Spotted by GamesIndustry.Biz, Skillsearch's Salary and Satisfaction survey collected data from over 1,000 video games industry professionals across Europe, North America, the UK, APAC, and MENA, […]

Read full article at https://wccftech.com/survey-shows-video-game-developers-are-considering-leaving-due-to-layoffs-instability/

Yesterday β€” 16 April 2026Main stream

Valve might be adding a 30-day price tracker to Steam β€” feature is already available in some EU countries to spoof out fake discounts

Your Steam games are about to get some new glanceable information next to their price boxes, according to recent changes discovered in the client's backend. Valve might be adding a 30-day price tracker to the platform, letting you see if the game currently costs the lowest it has been in the last month.

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Lenovo hikes Legion Go 2 handheld gaming PC to almost $3,000 for 2 TB model β€” Handheld now costs more than AMD's Strix Halo devices despite relatively weaker Z2 Extreme chip

Lenovo has raised the prices of its Legion Go 2 handhelds (with Z2 Extreme) across the board, with the worse offended being the 2 TB model, receiving a 93% hike. It went from $1,480 at launch to a staggering $2,850 in the span of just a few months, while the 1 TB model is now $2,000, up from $1,350 at launch.

FAA courts gamers to become air traffic controllers β€” boasts $155k average annual salary after three years as the agency prepares for 8,000 applicants

The FAA's latest YouTube video is encouraging gamers to apply to become an air traffic controller, telling them that they've been training for this challenge. The agency is tapping on the younger demographic to help expand its numbers as the ATC shortage is hampering safety and airport operations.

$1,700 liquid-cooled phone can run GTA V at up to 100 FPS, Red Dead 2 at 50+ FPS via emulation β€” Redmagic 11 Pro packs 24 GB of RAM and pulls more than 40W at peak load

The Golden Saga Edition of the Redmagic 11 Pro is equipped with 24 GB of RAM and an even more robust liquid cooling system that can pull upwards of 45W while emulating Red Dead 2, delivering 50+ FPS. The phone costs around $1,700, but for that money, you're getting GTA V running at up to 100 FPS on a device that just happens to make calls, too.

Modder creates hybrid PlayStation, combining the guts of two original PS1 consoles into one custom PCB β€” system features native microSD card & HDMI support

A console modder has created a custom PCB featuring components from the original PS1 and PS One motherboards. The PCB also integrated an XStation to add native microSD card support and an HDMI modkit to enable 1080p HDMI out to modern displays. The entire motherboard consumes less than 2 watts and runs at just 3V.

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