Game Developer's best of 2022: The events that defined the year

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Whatever else you could say about Twitter, there's always been some sort of stability to balance out the utter madness the site has proliferated over the years. It was chaos, but it was a chaos brought about by the users that could be equal parts infuriating and hilarious.

The last handful of years, however, has seen Twitter reach some of its lowest and most exhausting points. The takeover by Elon Musk is shaping up to be the straw that broke the camel’s back. If Twitter (the company) isn’t losing dozens or hundreds of employees, Musk is taking actions that are transparently vindictive and self-serving, not to mention incredibly short-sighted. And if Twitter (the website) isn't on the verge of falling apart, it's making you wonder what the breaking point will inevitably be. Admirable as it is to tough it out and make sure Musk regrets his $44 billion decision, you can't deny those who opted to jump ship in recent weeks might've had the right idea.

But the worst thing about Twitter's recent upheaval is how it reveals how utterly boring of a person Musk is. Granted, this wasn’t a shock to those not sold on the "billionaire as secret misunderstood genius" myth, but recent weeks have made it quite clear how dull he is. He's petty, he’s not particularly funny, and he’s continuously tweeting through it in a way that's just plain sad.

– Justin Carter, Contributing Editor

Russia's invasion of Ukraine prompted an outpouring of support from across the game industry, with studios and publisher rallying around employees in the region and other companies donating huge sums of cash to help those affected by the conflict.

Some of the industry's biggest players including Sony, Microsoft, Activision Blizzard, Epic Games, Take-Two, CD