The 2014 Game Developers Conference is happening next week, March 17-21 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, which means we're just days away from the year's premiere conference for game industry professionals. While you're putting together your GDC 2014 session schedule in the Schedule Builder, don't forget to check out the show's lineup of Tutorials and Bootcamps, which take place next Monday and Tuesday, March 17-18. If you've never attended one of these day-long events, the lineup for this year's Level Design In A Day bootcamp should give you a taste of what you're in for. Level Design in a Day, which takes place next Tuesday, March 18, brings together notable level designers from all over the industry to present unique perspectives on the art and science of level design. From the haunting world of The Last of Us

Swedish conglomerate Thunderful Group is making around 20 percent of its workforce redundant after overspending in recent years.

The company has published titles like Planet of Lana, Somerville, and Steamworld Build and owns multiple studios including Image & Form, Jumpship, and Guru Games.

It has spent the past few years acquiring and investing in game companies to expand its arsenal, but much like Embracer Group now claims it must downsize to become sustainable.

Outlining its position in a press release, Thunderful said it's implementing a restructuring program to strengthen its "long-term competitive position" and claimed it will strive to lower costs and refocus its business on areas with the best "future growth and profitability prospects."