2+ years industry experience and at least 1 shipped AAA title

[Ladios]

forget man and these are entry level positions I'm applying for.
stuff how does anyone get work these days.

[Ad Bot]

[Aarch]

Find a small bookstore in town, work there.

[Marcem]

Find a small bookstore in town, work there.

They develop games?

[Coolio]

They develop games?

lol

[Trifax]

ladios, you can start an indie game company with a few friends and rent a space in a building. To label your location, you can put a piece of notebook paper in the window that has your company name on the paper in marker.

Wait...

[Oasis]

Go to Sweden, I am sure Notch could use a hand.

[Ladios]

Go to Sweden, I am sure Notch could use a hand.

I want to stay in LA with my girlfriend (and I don't know swedish and I doubt they would pay the $1000+ to get me out there when I only know basic java)

[fred da kiko]

Become an assassin and live a life of danger with your hot girlfriend, guns, and 50 pack of abs. 

[rockslide26]

I want to stay in LA with my girlfriend (and I don't know swedish and I doubt they would pay the $1000+ to get me out there when I only know basic java)

Make a game about dinosaurs in top hats crashing cars. It will sell millions, enough to buy all of the condoms in the world.

[Oasis]

I want to stay in LA with my girlfriend (and I don't know swedish and I doubt they would pay the $1000+ to get me out there when I only know basic java)

It was a joke, but yeah good point... :/

EA's near you if you really want to get a job in gaming.

[fred da kiko]

Make a game about dinosaurs in top hats crashing cars. It will sell millions, enough to buy all of the condoms in the world.

two words... Condom blimp.

[rockslide26]

two words... Condom blimp.

No, condom airship, be classier next time.

[Aarch]

They develop games?

Does he have to develop games? Start small if you need cash and work your way up.

[Ladios]

It was a joke, but yeah good point... :/

EA's near you if you really want to get a job in gaming.

I don't know if you are joking now or what. EA is one of the most abusive companies to work for.
That said a couple days ago I spammed them with at least 4 applications for different positions.

[Oasis]

I don't know if you are joking now or what. EA is one of the most abusive companies to work for.
That said a couple days ago I spammed them with at least 4 applications for different positions.

Yeah, I have no idea about which employers are better. Being only 14 I am still focused on the local stuff.