Analyst: 8,450 Game Biz Workers Lost Jobs Since July 2008

Well this is sobering news:

8450 game industry professionals have lost their jobs since July 2008, says
independent market analyst Wanda Meloni.

In an article in Gamasutra's blogs section, Meloni says that 75 percent of
these, about 6300 employees, are
from North America, and the rest are from Asia and the UK.

Read more: http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20060309/hong_01.shtml