Insomniac Great Place to Work For

June 26, 2007

Posted at 10:21 pm in Industry

Shacknews reports that independent developer Insomniac Games has been named as the eighth best company to work for in America by the Society for Human Resource Management and The Great Place to Work Institute (long names, eh).

“Last year was among the most challenging in Insomniac’s history as we prepared to release Resistance: Fall of Man worldwide with the launch of PlayStation 3″ said Insomniac founder and CEO Ted Price. “Yet we delivered a top-rated and top-selling game–on time–while retaining our Top 10 ranking as one of the best small companies to work for in America.”

The studio is credited with some of the most popular franchises in the industry, including Ratchet & Clank, Spyro the Dragon and, most recently, Resistance: Fall of Man.

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