In the midst of a layoff crisis impacting game developers across the globe, a disheartening trend has emerged: American studios are being crushed under the weight of the country's high cost of living.This phenomenon is hitting companies of all shapes and sizes. Big players like EA, Microsoft, and Sony have cut workforces in the United States in the face of high operating costs. Startups like Something Wicked Games and Thought Pennies have suddenly laid off workers as funding dried up. All of the...