Location: Raleigh
Web site: www.epicgames.com
Number of employees in 2006: 68
Number of employees in 2007: 82
Number of jobs announced in 2006: 14
Employee training allocation (as a percentage of overall budget):
Zero to 2 percent
Epic Games’ story: Epic Games develops video games,
including the bestselling “Gears of War,” which was named Game
of the Year from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.
Training vehicles: The company does not have a formal
training program but provides reimbursement for certain job-related conferences,
sponsors J1 candidates and provides job training in the U.S., and is a regular
speaker at colleges and universities. Epic Games also helped design the
game curriculum at Wake Technical Community College.
