Hi,

I am doing my MBA and would like to know what subjects (apart from marketing and finance) should I be knowing to get into the game publishing houses like Activision and EA? Also, what kind of jobs do they offer to fresh graduates? I am specifically asking from the business development point of view. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards.
Abhishek.

Quote: Original post by abhi_shekv
I am doing my MBA and would like to know what subjects (apart from marketing and finance) should I be knowing to get into the game publishing houses like Activision and EA? Also, what kind of [business development] jobs do they offer to fresh graduates?

Abhishek, study whatever you WANT to study. Having an MBA and knowing marketing and finance is fine. You may need to start in marketing or customer support to get a grounding in the game industry, or you may be able to go into bizdev after getting your MBA -- not as the bizdev guy but as an associate or something. You might want to read some of my columns at http://www.igda.org/games-game-archives -- one of them is about breaking in via marketing.