Employees Bashing Major Video Game Companies
If you have the time, you really need to read this article. Apparently there are a lot of pissed off employees in the gaming industry.
Crytek:
"A mediocre stepping stone studio for most developers," written by a former employee of Crytek's flagship Frankfurt studio four days ago.
Executive management has consistently shown their lack of business acumen by not having a clear strategy for the company for years. This resulted multiple times in changes in direction, rework, overtime and missed objectives
Hardcore crunching at Crytek is common currency. It's not just "some overtime" to meet important milestones, it's a terrifying mandated lifestyle and a culture of quantity, not quality. Understandably, this results in a cyclical exodus of inordinate amounts of talent
Salaries, benefits and perks are significantly below par for a AAA studio in the games industry