Amazon Game Studios : Thoughts?
If you work at Amazon Game Studios or know anything about it -- what is like? How is the compensation/competition/culture? Curious to see if it'd be a possibility to move into FAANG but continue working on games
Didn't that group just release The Grand Tour game? I'm thinking gaming for Amazon is a long bet.
They were supposed to launch something with us 2 years ago. The concept was pretty rad... But I've yet to see a product launch
They haven’t brought a single thing to market so if that’s something you’re interested in, stay away. Otherwise it’s probably much better comp and WLB than traditional gaming companies
Layoffs now
For those saying they haven't brought anything to market: false. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grand_Tour_Game
Maybe they meant a good game lol
Rumor is they are making a destroy all humans game... No idea why lol
Do it for a comp bump. Don’t do it for work. Curious to know, any particular reason you’re leaving blizzard?
Cause blizzard is shit. Read the news bruh. Company is falling apart
Not really. The only thing the news talked about were the big layoffs, but that was due to Bungie splitting afaik.
Management at AGS is toxic and lacks strategy. Most studio heads were has-beens from late 90s.
They have yet to ship anything in 5+ years, so I think the clock is ticking for them. Seems like an unstable option but it is one of the few game jobs paying TC comparable to software. If you are a SWE I’d aim for Lumberyard team for max job longevity. Obviously in terms of TC it blows other game companies away. Offices are nice. I understand it to be less crunchy than some other Amazon teams, but crunchy nonetheless. Seems like a possible good way to transition from game industry to FAANG