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First Contact Entertainment Reviews

4.6

88% would recommend to a friend

(11 total reviews)

Hess Barber

72% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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11 reviews
3.0
4 Jan 2021

Mixed Feelings

Anonymous employee
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Pros

First Contact has some great things going for it; benefits, work hours, no crunch culture, and good pay. There is some top notch talent on board and employees have many opportunities to learn and grow.

Cons

Performance reviews are not tied to start date. The entire company receives annual reviews at the same time. Upper management has missed their own deadlines for these two years in a row. Developer concerns are ignored by decision makers. Major features are omitted until management sees negative feedback from players. The team has to scramble to put these features in, even though many of these same people were trying to get said features in 6-12 months prior to launch. The head of Human Resources is married to the CEO.

5.0
28 Mar 2018

Best studio I have ever worked at!!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Great culture -The team is dedicated to making the best game possible -Location is pretty nice! Ocean views from the front. -They do their best to not crunch, it happens as it does in any studio, however it is avoided as much as possible

Cons

-Traffic into Santa Monica can be tough sometimes, although it is worth it

5.0
28 Mar 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Amazingly talented team working on revolutionary new VR Games. We are in an amazing point in time, getting the opportunity to lead the VR revolution. The team is like family, they provide amazing benefits, a full kitchen, meals during overtime. It is a very positive and fun environment to work in.

Cons

Not much, for me its the commute. Santa Monica is expensive to live in so I live about an hour and a half away. The view is certainly nice and plenty of restaurants, so its worth the commute.

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