Yield Guild Games has shut down its crypto game publishing arm and laid off 35 employees due to the crypto downturn and a “similarly brutal” video game market.

Yield Guild Games is shutting down its YGG Play publishing arm, cutting 35 jobs, and pivoting toward AI data generation from gameplay interactions.

Yield Guild Games is shutting down its YGG Play division and games like LOL Land, blaming the crypto market downturn and other factors.