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Re:Zynga Shuts Down OMGPOP One Year After Acquiring It For $... by HeXetic on Tuesday June 04, 2013 @02:22PM (#5821200)
Every time one of these things happens, I actively see (employed) game-dev buddies on Facebook publicly advertising jobs at their present companies to their newly laid-off friends.

Game developers are still a pretty tight-knit group. It's not like getting laid off from a Wal-Mart.

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Re:Zynga Shuts Down OMGPOP One Year After Acquiring It For $... by LanceH on Tuesday June 04, 2013 @03:11PM (#5821491)
There are a zillion people trying to get into games. This actually makes it hard to find those who have actually made games. So when a (relatively) known quantity becomes available, there are immediate opportunities.
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