COVID-19 and pivot towards game development lead to layoffs at Kongregate

[Gamasutra Daily](#) [Breaking news, in-depth analysis, industry jobs, and more] July 03, 2020 — JUMP TO — [From Our Sponsors](#sponsors) | [Featured Blogs](#blogs) | [Top Job Postings](#job) | [Resource Center](#resources) [TOP STORIES] [Understanding how to implement a prototype (or 'template') system in The Machinery]( In The Machinery, we call our templates prototypes and in this blog post, I’ll describe how our prototype system works and try to explain why we made the ... [The Ubisoft paradox: How the publisher enabled a culture of abuse and control]( "It is such a well-functioning system of control, because there is a lot of conversation happening in the company. It just leads nowhere. An audit in Ubisoft l... [Game Discoverabilityland: The Season Of Discovery]( The newest roundup on game discovery includes news on Xbox Summer Games Fest, PlayStation Indies, Apple Arcade/iOS news, and lots more. [COVID-19 and pivot towards game development lead to layoffs at Kongregate]( Kongregate has laid off a, reportedly sizable, portion of its staff, a decision the company says in a statement to Gamasutra was set in motion by the ongoing c... [Blog: Soft skills for game developers]( Being a good games designer requires strong soft skills. Providing feedback, mediating discussions, resolving conflicts, managing people; these require empathy... [More Stories »]( [FROM OUR SPONSORS] [Sponsored: Nobody cares about your app idea - Here's how to change that]( People download and delete apps at a dizzying pace, ravenous for new games. Let's figure out why your idea deserves to exist, and how you can make it matter to today's mobile users. [FIND OUT MORE]( [FEATURED BLOGS] [Game Discoverabilityland: The Season Of Discovery]( The newest roundup on game discovery includes news on Xbox Summer Games Fest, PlayStation Indies, Apple Arcade/iOS news, and lots more. [Opinion: Backlash to criticism harms The Last of Us Part II]( Backlash from some of the developers behind The Last of Us Part II doesn't support the hard work from the rest of the team. [Where Are You Wasting Your Game's Memory? (Memory Profiler: Part 2)]( Today, I will show you around the neat memory map visualization mode that this experimental package brings to your table: How is your memory layout struc... [Painting the Scene with Sound: Four Tips for Amazing Audio Design]( Good sound design can transform a game but often gets overlooked. Luckily, it's easier today to create great sound and audio without a technical background. Her... [Soft Skills for Game Developers]( Being a good games designer requires strong soft skills. Providing feedback, mediating discussions, resolving conflicts, managing people; these require empathy,... [More Blogs »]( WEBINAR: What does it take to catch a cheater in 2020? [REGISTER NOW]( [JOBS LISTINGS FOR TODAY] Disbelief: United States [Senior Technical Artist]( Klang Games GmbH: Germany [Technical Producer]( innogames: Germany [PHP Game Developer - Grepolis]( Klang Games GmbH: Germany [Senior Level Artist]( Klang Games GmbH: Germany [Senior Game Designer]( Remedy Entertainment: Finland [Programmer (Character Technology team)]( [RESOURCES] [Sponsored: Tap into a massive audience by learning to grow your game in Brazil]( Brazil's massive video game audience offers a huge growth opportunity—if you know the best way to approach the market. [GDC State of the Industry: Nearly half of game makers still work over 40 hours/week]( Many work more, with some GDC 2020 State of the Industry survey respondents saying they worked as much as 80+ hours in a given week -- but self-pressure was the most common reason given. [GDC State of the Industry: Devs torn on whether subscription services devalue games]( 'Payback rates for most content creators in subscription-based models cannot justify the cost to make the products subscribers use,' writes one respondent in the GDC 2020 State of the Industry report. [More Resources »]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Linkedin]( [YouTube]( Gamasutra c/o Informa Tech Game Network 303 Second Street, South Tower, 9th floor, Suite 900 San Francisco, CA 94107 You have subscribed as: EmailAddress. You have received this email because you have previously expressed interest in receiving E-Mail Newsletters from Gamasutra.com. © Informa Tech 2020. All Rights Reserved. [Privacy Policy]( [Informa Tech](