Recent? It's far from recent. There have just been some very public debacles lately that have been attributed to it but it's been an ongoing issue for a lot of people for a long long time.
Maybe you've been in a situation that hasn't been like that of others but you are not an entire industry of people. Confirmation bias and small sample size are things to watch out for.
A lot of the recent outcry over games industry being horrible is a bit exaggerated. I'm glad some of these issues are getting attention, but it's far from being like that everywhere.
It's really compelling work.