Arnaud Muller, the European CEO of Bandai Namco Holdings ADR (OTC:NCBDY), is optimistic about the video game industry despite the significant upheaval over the past two years, with an estimated 20,000 layoffs and numerous studio closures. “I would call 2024 the year of stabilisation,” Muller told GamesIndustry.biz at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany. “The industry has gone from double digit growth during the COVID years to some far more difficult times and what I would call a market correction in 2022 and 2023. The market is going to grow again and the challenges that we face as an industry, hopef…