How Much Would You Pay to Work in Video Games?
For a New York graphic artist, it's $1,000 - just $998.95 more than the price of freedom. He's offered $1,000 for information that leads to getting hired to a video games gig, but there are conditions.
North American Game Industry Employment Somehow Rose Slightly In 2009
According to the third annual Game Developer Census, game industry employment in North America has risen slightly in 2009, due in part to new Canadian studios and a rise in social and online gaming developers.
Job Listing Says Dead Space 2 Will Have Multiplayer
A job listing on LinkedIn hints at multiplayer support and levels within Electronic Arts' sequel to Dead Space.
Help Wanted: Arena Healer/Death Knight, 20 hrs/wk, Apply Within
Someone on San Francisco Craigslist is seeking to employ a Warcraft player 20 hours per week to help him get his sorry ass to a supermacho arena rating of 2,000 or greater.
Breaking Into the Industry: One Tale of Difficulty
Sometimes, success is partially a matter of being in the right place at the right time — and sometimes, no matter how much you may want something, you're not going to get it. So Brian Nathanson discovered while trying to break into the gaming industry (and not succeeding). His points on standardizing education are…
Finding Gainful (Virtual) Summer Employment
My summer will be filled with exactly the same things my school year is (herding students along to enlightenment, reading, and research), minus pesky seminars, but for the younger generation, gainful summer employment is getting harder to come by. One solution? Turning to virtual worlds for employment:
