Studio Closures A couple of major announcements shook the games industry over the past couple of weeks. First it was announced that Orange County developer Carbine Studios was shutting its doors, and that 50 people would be losing their jobs. The developer was behind the MMO title WildStar, which will also be winding down in the coming weeks. Yesterday, more sad … Read More
City Page Updates – More Studios
We’ve updated several of the city lists recently with studios we hadn’t been tracking. Some of these studios are brand new, and some just hadn’t been on our radar until now. Not surprisingly, it’s 3 of the cities with the most studios that are seeing their lists expand: Montreal, Seattle, and San Francisco. Let’s take a quick look at each … Read More
City Page Updates – 04/25
Keeping the city page information current is important to us, and requires some diligence. The games industry is always changing and new companies are popping up all the time. There are also studio closures, team sizes expanding and contracting, new titles announced, office locations moved, and more – we like to keep all of that info as up to date … Read More
New Indie Studio in San Francisco – Final Final
A new indie studio is getting off the ground in San Francisco and they’re looking to hire an Art Director as a founding team member. My friends and I have started a small game studio, and we’re looking for an art director! Remote, full-time salaried position. All experience levels will be considered. Folks underrepresented in games encouraged to apply. RTs … Read More
City List Additions – PUBG Corporation & Improbable
I made some unique updates to a few city lists today, and now have PUBG Corporation and Improbable tracked in our lists. What was unique about the updates? Both companies actually have 2 locations, so I ended up with 4 city lists that were updated – Los Angeles (Santa Monica), Washington DC, San Francisco, and Madison. Read on for details … Read More
Top North American Cities for Game Development – Part 2
A while back, I did a post that attempted to paint a rough picture of which cities had the most game development going on. The idea behind the list was that knowing where the studios are at = knowing where the jobs are at. It’s been several months since I put that together, so I figured I’d do a follow-up … Read More