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January 5, 2023

Pros

Industry experience, hands-on with all areas of development, excellent work culture, decent paid time off.

Cons

Low pay, few benefits for contractors, slow career progression, high job turnover rate.

on with all areas of development, excellent work culture, decent paid time off. Read More

January 5, 2023

Reviewed by: QA Tester in Los Angeles, CA (Current Contractor)

May 9, 2023

Pros

Leadership is considerate and listens. Teams are collaborative. Company encourages PTO and is generous with company-wide time off.

Cons

Communication across departments could be improved.

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May 9, 2023

Reviewed by: Recruiting (Current Contractor)

April 1, 2021

Pros

great to work there and learned a lot

Cons

not enough time off between huge gaming titles

not enough time off between huge gaming titles Read More

April 1, 2021

Reviewed by: Senior Programmer in Santa Monica, CA (Current Employee)

February 16, 2023

Pros

Top Game Company in the industry

Cons

Lots of work, at the time little work to life balance

Lots of work, at the time little work to life balance Read More

February 16, 2023

Reviewed by: Tech Artist (Former Employee)

January 19, 2023

Pros

All of the teams in the studio are incredibly talented and dedicated to making state of the art games. The quality level is very high but the results are worth it.

Cons

Long hours during crunch time.

Advice to Management

Test and lock down levels and features earlier to avoid last minute changes and re-work.

Long hours during crunch time. Read More

January 19, 2023

Reviewed by: Environment Artist (Former Employee)

May 22, 2021

Pros

Work on the best games ever with some of the best people ever

Cons

Long hours during crunch time

Advice to Management

Keep up the great work

Long hours during crunch time Read More

May 22, 2021

Reviewed by: VFX Artist in Santa Monica, CA (Former Contractor)

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