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		pcwalton on June 23, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My [husband] works for Electronic Arts, I'm ... a ... From what I've seen, casual (iPhone, Facebook) game companies are far more open to hiring general programming talent than the mainstream. (Which, IMO, can only be a good thing for the industry.)

ido on June 23, 2010 [–]

Online/flash games here.

And yes, they do seem a bit more open and also a bit more laid-back.

The latter is probably at least in part because it's easier to make money in the casual space.

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