Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry

The video game industry has never had a reputation for treating employees well. Workers are often brought on as full time employees, yet let go when the project is done. (This differs from entertainment fields where they typically are brought on specifically for a project.) 

Press Reset is filled with anecdotes from a few video game developers and studios. Some studios (like 38 studios) treated their employees great until they ran out of money and stopped paying their employees. Others ran modern-day sweat shops. Being part of a big company can be both good and bad. It seems to add a bit of security, but can also lead to project cancellation on an executive's whim.

Despite the bad reputation, people are still seek out jobs in the gaming industry. Minimum-wage testing jobs are sought after by active gamers. Video games use a mix of cutting edge art and technology. Artists and engineers are attracted to work in the field, despite the hardships.