Nathan Cheever from Lightspeed L.A. (https://lightspeed.la/) joins the podcast to discuss the recent wave of layoffs in the video game industry. Over 10,000 jobs were lost in 2023, and an additional over 8,000 jobs were lost in 2024 from January to March. Nathan provides an insider's perspective on various factors, such as the Covid 19 bubble, rising development costs, the shift in consumer habits, the post-pandemic slowdown, and mergers and acquisitions.