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Sleepy Giant Selects Joyent

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Sleepy Giant says on its web site that it provides its services to such clients as Smart Bomb Interactive, Abandon Interactive, Herotainment, Atlus Online, THQ, and others. According to the companies, Sleepy Giant is using Joyent for its online games, to scale up and down its capacity as needed. READ MORE>>.

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Layoffs Hot Keyword for Second Half of January 2009

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But, in running it now for the second half of January, the keyword that popped to the top was: Layoffs And this is definitely a sign of the times.

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Zynga Ramps Los Angeles Office

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In this case, the firm said it is seeking a technologist with a BA/BS in CS/EE/Engineering, with experience in the consumer web or games space. Southern California has a long tradition of computer gaming experience, with such firms as THQ, Activision, Blizzard, EA, and many others maintaining development studios in the region.