The gaming industry has a reputation for high levels of burn-out. Whilst the stock options might be nice, dilution and other effects are such that they generall

The gaming industry has a reputation for high levels of burn-out. Whilst the stock options might be nice, dilution and other effects are such that they generally end up being worth a lot less than you'd think and you typically need to pay large amounts of tax on the gains. Reading your post, you seem to be disillusioned that your current environment is not the latest and you are enticed by the opportunity to work with the latest technologies. I also get the picture that you think that B2B is boring and that you think that B2C product companies are more trendy. The question to ask yourself is: "Am I willing to disrupt my work-life balance. Learn some cool new tech. And find that the gaming industry is not for me. AND need to find a new job that is the happy medium between the two extremes that I am now facing. ?" ... and you'll probably need your wife's support for this adventure.