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Entries in ‘crunch’ (56)

Simpson: There's good overtime and bad overtime
Today, 10:45am

News: Simpson: There's good overtime and bad overtime

The Creative Assembly director looks at the issue of crunch, and why the effects are not the same for everyone

Overtime is like cholesterol
Today, 10:00am

Blog: Overtime is like cholesterol

Mike Simpson considers the concept of 'good overtime'

GDC 13: Shank dev: There's no excuse for crunch
26th March 2013, 10:53am

News: GDC 13: Shank dev: There's no excuse for crunch

Developers can waste too much pursuing 'the wrong ideas', claims Shank creator

36-hour crunch to bolster Curiosity servers
13th November 2012, 7:54pm

News: 36-hour crunch to bolster Curiosity servers

Molyneux tweet reveals post release 22cans push on cube tapping iOS game

Want a game job? 'Make a game'
1st November 2012, 10:52am

News: Want a game job? 'Make a game'

It's as simple as that, says Boss Alien's Alex Trowers

Red 5 doubles dev team in recruitment spree
20th August 2012, 12:40pm

News: Red 5 doubles dev team in recruitment spree

Former 38 Studios and Firefall staff join US studio

Passionate developers are willing to crunch say studio heads
12th July 2012, 3:30pm

News: Passionate developers are willing to crunch say studio heads

Develop Conference: Mark Rein and Miles Jacobson claim best devs are ready to make sacrifices

Codemasters 'crunch worker' wants day in court
16th January 2012, 3:40pm

News: Codemasters 'crunch worker' wants day in court

Employment tribunal 'certain' says ex employee who claims he worked 400 hours unpaid

Gameloft cleared after '120 hour crunch' probe
12th January 2012, 1:48pm

News: Gameloft cleared after '120 hour crunch' probe

'No substantial evidence' of health and safety laws breach

We can't crunch like that again, says Chair boss
1st December 2011, 10:47am

News: We can't crunch like that again, says Chair boss

Studio 'death march killed ourselves' to finish Infinity Blade 2

Zynga insiders condemn crunch culture
29th November 2011, 11:18am

News: Zynga insiders condemn crunch culture

Social giant 'managed by the very same people who ran EA into the ground five years ago'

I don't justify crunch, says Team Bondi boss
10th November 2011, 12:06pm

News: I don't justify crunch, says Team Bondi boss

McNamara comes clean in candid interview; Makes no excuses for overtime fiasco; Says news media went too far

McNamara: Crunch fiasco was why Team Bondi closed
10th November 2011, 10:38am

News: McNamara: Crunch fiasco was why Team Bondi closed

LA Noire studio boss breaks silence on how Australia’s most promising outfit broke apart

Uncharted 3 team claims 'brutal crunch'
1st November 2011, 10:28am

News: Uncharted 3 team claims 'brutal crunch'

'Scope and ambition' of game meant 'added pressure'

Pachter apology over Team Bondi crunch statement
10th October 2011, 4:55pm

News: Pachter apology over Team Bondi crunch statement

Studio workers' complaints 'were fair'

Workloads will rise at British studios, study finds
4th October 2011, 1:46pm

News: Workloads will rise at British studios, study finds

Onus to be placed on programmers, who will need to widen their skills, survey claims

Don't wait until you die
19th September 2011, 10:30am

Blog: Don't wait until you die

Post-mortems of game development should instead be an on-going process, says Tim Heaton

Don't be a crunch hero
16th September 2011, 10:30am

Blog: Don't be a crunch hero

Crunch doesn't have to be a reality of any development for any employee, says Will Luton

Crunch: People are a problem
12th September 2011, 9:42am

Blog: Crunch: People are a problem

Keith Fuller, the founder of Fuller Game Production, weighs in on the crunch debate

Sorry, tech can't stop crunch
9th September 2011, 2:15pm

Blog: Sorry, tech can't stop crunch

Former Rockstar Vienna dev Jurie Horneman responds to Criterion’s front-page Develop feature

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