I made it sound too interesting. I just meant to point out two things that are pretty obvious to external observers (one of which is that manufacturing work is often less predictable and more after-hours than something like SW development).

Given the stories I've heard, I don't think anyone can compete with the gaming industry!

I'm curious, what did you experience in the game industry in order to believe anything?

Games industry is notorious for abusing their employees: mandatory weekend work for months at a time, etc.

Even when no one is being abused you have people who pour their lives into a game, knowing that they have a deadline. What they get into a particular game by a deadline can effectively define their career. Its not just a lot of pressure, its a lot of pressure with a lot of passion and a lot of visibility.