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22JulCareer paths, Developer Insight, EA Across the Globe, EA Offices across the World, Opportunities, People 1 Comment
Tags: Montreal, studio, Visceral Games
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15Feb
EA Romania – the success story behind the games!
EA is a truly global company with operations scattered all over the world. No matter whether it is a small regional sales office in Europe or a large development Studio in the US, one thing that EA people over the world share is passion, passion to deliver the world’s best games! One location that so proudly typifies this is the Romanian team in Bucharest.
Nestled away in the South-Eastern corner of Europe, Romania is a charming and relatively small country that has gone through a massive transformation over the last 20 years, turning it into a truly modern country. With a reformed health and educational system, a much lower crime rate than most of its European counterparts and an influx of foreign investment, Romania is now genuinely a great place to live, work, and build games. Add to that the ability to ski in winter and chill out on the beach in summer, and it should come as no surprise that EA has been based in Romania’s capital city Bucharest for more than 5 years and employs top quality gaming talent.
Originally a Jamdat office (a mobile games company that EA acquired in 2005) with a handful of employees, EA Romania has exploded over the last 5 years into a 600 person strong strategic development & testing hub housed in new state-of-the-art offices. What makes EA Romania really special is its people and their genuine passion for creating the world’s greatest entertainment. This passion can be felt all around the office. Walls are lined with popular characters from EA’s games and people can be heard keenly discussing work (i.e. making games!) all over whether it is during their lunch break or over a game of fussball. EA Romania lives and breathes games.
A small army of top artists, designers and software engineers proudly develop games for mobile handsets including the latest platforms such as iPad and iPhone, and the PC & Console testing center ensures the world can enjoy bug free games from some of EA’s best known franchises (Need for Speed, Burnout, Medal of Honour, etc. etc.).
If you want a piece of this then visit www.jobs.ea.com to see the exciting employment opportunities on offer. A simple click will get you closer than you think to a guaranteed unique life and learning experience!
Tags: Romania
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15SepCareer paths, Developer Insight, EA Having Fun, EA Offices across the World, Social Media Gaming, Social Networks, University Relations 558 Comments
Yes, it’s time to go behind the doors of Playfish
Just in. Smoking hot off the press. We all know that social gaming is exploding in growth. Playfish is one of those cool companies leading the charge in creating innovative, high quality and fun social games. Great games that trip off the tongue include Restaurant City, Pirates Ahoy, Hotel City and FIFA Superstars. The team have just released the critically acclaimed Madden Superstars. And there is so much more to come. Wish I could tell you more but you’ll have to wait and see. Nice surprises to come.
But behind all the great games, what’s it like to work for Playfish? That’s where this great video helps us wrestle open the doors of Playfish and see the faces behind the games describe their lives, challenges and fun at Playfish.
Let us know your views.
And yes……Playfish is recruiting right now. To learn more about Playfish visit: www.playfish.com To look for a job at Playfish, your next stop should be: www.jobs.ea.com
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Tags: Playfish
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31AugCareer paths, Developer Insight, EA Across the Globe, EA Offices across the World, Events, University Relations 756 Comments
The entrance to ‘Game On’ Delhi Very cool insight into gaming in India and an illustration of one way that EA are trying to message out about building successful careers in videogames.
Last week, EA attended ‘Game On’ events held in Delhi and Mumbai. These events, organised by the MAAC, were aimed at raising the general awareness about careers in gaming in India.
En route to the event, fighting through the traffic MAAC were the event organisers. Here’s a little more information on them….The Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC) is one of India’s leading educators in 3D Animation and Visual Effects. Founded in 2001 to cater to the specific needs of high-end 3D Animation and Visual Effects companies, MAAC is a division of Aptech Ltd. which is a key driver of education, training and content in various domains like, IT, Hospitality, Language with more than 3 lakh students in 35 countries. Today MAAC has a network of more than 70 academic centers spread across India and abroad, and a 30,000 alumni members who have been major contributors to the rapid growth of this exciting industry in India.
Inside MAAC Delhi: Students get vital development practice & schooling
With the rapid growth of the games industry globally and tremendous growth in India, MAAC is totally focused on driving initiatives to bring awareness about the scope of gaming as a great career option. To help drive awareness MAAC organised a specialized COUNTRY TOUR on GAMING in India and asked EA to join it in two key cities with Delhi on 20th Aug & Mumbai on 21st Aug. The GAMING TOUR focused on case studies and insight into the global gaming industry, how the education system in India is going to serve the gaming industry and a live gaming contest. The gaming event was introduced to more than 5000 students and professionals. Matthew Jeffery, Global Director of Talent Brand, represented EA.
’Game On’ Careers in Gaming event in Delhi entrance
EA’s Global Director of Talent Brand represented EA in Delhi
Jeffery messaged that EA is excited about gaming in India for several reasons and drew attention to the success of Indian films. ‘India has a rich culture and heritage. As we have seen from the worldwide success of Bollywood films, it is obvious that there is a Global appeal to Indian cultural films. Now the question is, which Indian games development studio will be the first to create a globally successful ‘AAA’ game? If it is possible in film, why not games? Just think that there are people sitting in this room who could have that potential to create such games. They could be the next Will Wright, Miyamoto or Kojima. EA aims to help and uncover that talent and nurture them. Very exciting times for gaming in India’.
Over 800 students and interested industry professionals crowded into the Auditorium What makes India so exciting for growth? Jeffery continued to enthuse the audience: ‘We see India as a good long term growth opportunity for the industry. There is demand for consumer electronics/entertainment products like PC’s, LCD TV’s, Digital Camera’s, Mobile Phones and Game Consoles, and rapid adoption of internet with over 40 million current users. Those elements, plus new game offerings and delivery platforms will help the industry grow in this market. We see opportunity for long term growth. There is a strong talented pool of artists, programmers and game designers across India that can help contribute to the global interactive entertainment industry. We see potential here for talented individuals to build, grow and solidify a world class, unique gaming proposition. We also have to break through the myths of careers in gaming. Gaming is the fastest growing media segment, and offers jobs in a stable industry, well paid, with companies like EA that offer well defined career paths, including promotion prospects. And are fun ! The Indian games industry has so much potential. Individuals need to believe in what is possible and achievable and make a difference. Those bed room programmers, artists and game designers have to take risks, pursue a dream and start making those games that will place India on the gaming map’.
Tags: CDS, Delhi, Finance, Hyderabad, India, MAAC, Matthew Jeffery, Mobile, Mumbai
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18Aug
EA’s stand: Looking very cool
OK. Thanks to our good friend Chris Battson, we can show you behind the doors of Gamescom before the public arrive tomorrow. Very cool.
Take a look:
Our own Harry Potter on the Xbox 360 Kinect stand…
Tags: GamesCom
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