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A new Edge report featuring veteran developers behind Dishonored, Ultima Online, Her Story and others argues the games industry's ongoing crisis reflects broader societal and economic problems beyond the industry itself. Separately, analysis noted that Japanese studios have suffered comparatively fewer layoffs than Western counterparts this year, attributing this to smaller team sizes and lower executive pay, amid a year that saw major layoffs at Xbox, Bungie, EA, PUBG Productions, Take-Two, Warner Bros., and Epic.