Game companies need a variety of talent that can be hard to find. This includes engineers, artists, writers, and so on. The Bay Area isn't the only place you

Game companies need a variety of talent that can be hard to find. This includes engineers, artists, writers, and so on. The Bay Area isn't the only place you can find that mix of talent. There are probably as many game developers (if not more) in Southern California, but also in Montreal, Seattle, Chicago, Austin, Vancouver, etc. The trick is that it really helps to attract talent if you are based in a place where people want to live and are likely to find other employment. Once you are established in your career, if you move for a company you ought to like living there. And if you like living there it helps if there is another place you can work if something happens to that company. [Edited for grammar]