In my experience, if a company has any serious interest in hiring you, it will happen very fast. All my job offers have occured within a week of the interview, which always followed very soon after the phone interview. The forgetting to call you back routine is, well, a routine. It seems pretty normal in this industry, so I'd say just move on. (Not quite on topic) Most recently, I didn't even have an interview. An excoworker that was working at this place IM'ed me and said 'so when are you going to start working here?'.

> I've called three times today, and each time,
> James Brewer is in the building but unavailable.

People are rushing to finish up the Xmas offerings as of now. The job is for Spring time, 5 months away, probably for a license they are still negotiating for. Think about it and where this guy's priorities are right now.

> But I might as well give up.
> I guess I'll just forget about it.

This is the attitude you would display if a hard-to-find bug appears before a deadline? Hmmmmmm....

> I did leave a message with the guy the last time I called

Good plan.

Bug him once a week, very politely reminding him who you are and what you are calling for. Investigate the upcoming titles; maybe you can leave personalized messages like "I know you are up to your ears in 'Game Title', but I would really appreciate no more than 10 minutes of your time for a follow-up call. We can certainly plan for a longer call when the rush is over."

If you plan to visit the area in the near future, then say so and even invite the guy for a quick lunch near the office.
Managers tend to view lunches as time wasters; if they can do a little business while at it the better.

-cb