Awesome video, and nice to see a top tier game come out in the summer for once! Well, assuming it doesn't get delayed, but Insomniac seems to be pretty good about that kind of thing.

KypFox

that song was epic

TheNocturnalSun

Jesus Christ, this guy can't sing. Does anyone have a tissue? My ears are bleeding.

BTW - Clearly 07/08 was a release date. They don't want to risk competing with GoW 2.

Zombie_Crunch

I always wanted to work at this place! (Plus Valve or Double Fine)

jmote

Insomniac needs a new IP to make the chorus longer :D

Kid-icarus

That video was awesome, you can see the employees really seem to enjoy working for the company. Sony probably tosses some incentives to the team also for helping make some of the best games the company's console can offer.

Anyway what I really want is for someone to tab that song, hes playing pretty simple chords but it sounded great, especially the scratching parts but very hard to follow with so much happening on the camera.

Jericho114

JULY 2008...WOOT!

Seiven

I've known these guys rock for a while, and I've applied several times for positions I'm not really qualified for just for that 1 in a million chance!

Some day, they will know the greatness that is me! And they will give me catering every Friday as tribute!

Listen to their podcast, it's a bit long at 2 hours usually, but is quite good.

Bellamy

0708, if that's a release date, I hope we get a rainy summer.

JudgeNutmeg

That video was truck.

Cenobite

@yournewbuddy:
God, you're an ass. Seriously. You didn't even deserve to be there with that kind of attitude.

PSN ID: Kadaj24

BTW July 8th is a game launch day, but it also happens to be E3. I think it means that they will be showing the game off at E3...

Bummer, i was hoping that was the release date.

mishakoz

Hmmm. Needs more cowbell. Make it happen, then we'll talk.

aphexacid

@shagg187: Hey, can you post the image you used. Ive been trying to blow up the image but i cant get it even remotely readable...

mishakoz

@magic_envelope: Ha?

Aflack: Likes slushies

@shagg187: Thanks, man... I hate reading from youtube quality stuff... Hope they put a copy (in 1080p or at least 720p) on stage6... Then it's PS3 here I come. Then we shouldn't have any trouble reading the rest...

Level 5... it'd be funny if they could do a cross company deal with them to put Ratchet or Hale in WKS.

bobtheduck

Muffins? Sold! I would love to work for Insomniac, too bad I'm half a planet away from where they are :( Maybe its time to move.

k3nji

My guess is 0708 is in reference to July 8th, which is important because July 8th 1947 was the date a UFO crashed landed in Roswell NM.

xpidite

no thanks guys, the pedophiles at my local 7-11 are also hiring, so if I feel the need, i'll give them a call.

Sure the pay's not as good, but there's only 4 of them and there's at least 60 of you!

magic_envelope

That company is full of awesome, and so are their games.

brello

I've been saying this everywhere but no one is trying to listen. Do i not exist in this damn world?

Anyways, the whiteboard says the following:

Top ten things about R2 that we can't reveal publicly:

1. Level 5 reveals that Hale is lactose Intolerant
2. Chimeran Jerky Licensing Deal (lol wtf?)
3. Dancing Hybrid Manigame :P
4. Project Abraham is real
5. Anything about (???????)
6. 12 New Chimeran Enemies
7. 07/08
8. Hybrids wear pants due to tougher (????)
9. Swifton Blade
10. Dynamic Moustache System (????)

Can't read it properly (thus ??? on some phrases that i skipped) but thats the best i could get.

shagg187

Resistance 2 is going to be sweet. Let's hope for July and I want a muffin now.

WolfGod

160 football fields!! You never get that sense of Insomniac in the Ratchet Hidden Levels.

Best day at work, EVER! Probably cause they only featured like 3 mins of work done (the Computer Screens)... :)

AntiZERO

@Irenicus-the one and only: Too bad you didn't mention Perfect Dark for the N64, because that's one awesome FPS. Only Crysis and Call of Duty 4 have gotten it better than PF, IMHO.

Ruglia

I already wanted to work there but the cowbell has sealed the deal. All other companies must clearly set out their opinions on cowbell in the workplace before hiring, IMO.

hrunting

Insomniac rules, and it seems that I blinked lol Thank god for the commenters that taped their eyelids :)

Resistance 2 is going to kill, I bet best console fps ever! (gears is third person and halo+golden eye are old so don't mention those.)

Irenicus-the one and only

That just put a big smile on my face. Fact is, there aren't many places in the game industry that aren't like Insomniac is being portrayed. They just never let anybody know or make kick-ass career placement vids like this.

JerrD74: hopes his license issues get fixed soon

That was great! :P dont even own ANY of their games or a PS3, idc either, but great pitch nonetheless.

Cry0Tek

I love these guys and I feel like shit for missing out on the Ratchet games on the PS2. No more Insominiac, I'm buying your Resistance games and getting Tools of Destruction.

goldwings

@Genocyde: lucky friend

Garcian-Smith

Man. I wish I took that career path in programing. This makes it look less boring.

Wii-Tard

My friend just got hired at Insomniac, I hope it's as fun as the awards and the music video make it out to be! :D

Genocyde

My favorite part was the cowbell lol.I hope it comes out july, or at least a beta or demo.I loved the first one, so im super excited for the second one.

kcgig101

That is one of the most entertaining things i've seen in a long ass time.

finder39

@Kj719: I interned at Insomniac, i know some of these guys personally. Trust me when i say that you can expect Resistance 2 by July, it wouldnt surprise me at all. The development Team is huge, they have been working on this game for at least a year and a half perhaps, and they work long days. Insomniac HQ is a lot like the Google of game development. Long hours, often rewarded by perks and other stuff mentioned in the video. I think Ratchet's release date shocked everyone too, but they made it, more of less.

on a side note i noticed that they were playing the Gametrailers Ratchet and Clank review on the screen in the beginning of the video.

mishakoz

That song was pretty good ! I love Insomniac! This video proves that ratchet's humor is purely from their nature. The hint was kinda nice and these guys can probably pull of such great games so fast because of their great working conditions. I wish I could work there, maybe as a janitor ;)!

Weasel3689

The song is catchy~

Shijirou

Fucking epic.

KirbySS

I hate my job now :(

myke

wow, that was pretty awesome...

DigiMish

@Kj719: Isn't it insomniac tradition to realease a game every year? And if you want to get a sense at just how far along they are listen to the Full Moon Show, their podcast.

SynKade

@mishakoz: Considering how fast those guys are I wouldn't doubt it. The Full Moon Show is still fun.

Black-Dog-Howls

definitely beats my current job

Drizko

@Ahsayuni: its a tuesday,so it can't be a PSN demo.

Troyd

my bet is demo

Ahsayuni

Well,I don't want to work there,just give me permission to past my afternoons there :P

OT79

@mishakoz: Insomniac are quick with the games, but I doubt they're that quick. They still have lots of work to do. I say it might be a beta for the 60-man multiplayer or it might be a day that is important in the game.

Kj719

@yournewbuddy: Wow... just wow...

Anyways, I've always had nothing but admiration for the Insomniac guys. I've listened to their Full Moon Show podcast and have played their most recent PS3 entries (finished Resistance around Jan. of '07, currently on 3rd R&CF:TOD play through) and all you get from those guys is love.

If I still had any hope at becoming a designer of some sort I'd love to work there. Hell, maybe if Insomniac needs some financial people (I currently plan to expertise in financial areas such as bookkeeping and other "Accounting" things) I could see about hooking up with them in some sort of internship.

Well, a man can dream... a man can dream...

GDW1017

I swear i was the one who tipped this.

BTW July 8th is a game release day, a Tuesday. That almost guarantees that the release date is July 8th. WOOHOO!

mishakoz

@EmTeeZ: Yeah, instantly reminded me of someone trying to do what Jack Black does...and failing miserably.

PaintedMidget

@yournewbuddy:

You sir, are an idiot!

ChiZ_MacT

@yournewbuddy: You sound like a nice guest. *sarcasm*

greeble

Hm. I didn't want to work there before, but now, after the Jack Black-wannabe number, I still don't want to work there.

EmTeeZ

I was a guest there to play a Resistance tournament 2-3 weeks before the PS3 launch. It was okay, but the barbeque sucked, and then Ted Price tried to tell me that the SIXAXIS controller was better because it didn't rumble. I took personal offense to that (and the barbeque) so I left instead of playing. Then I got calls from the guy who invited me, but I didn't answer, and never called back.

yournewbuddy

times like these i wish i made video games, and lived near there

mossberg

If only I had any programming talent :_(

Kj719

I like the pop up video reference. I doubt anyone else noticed cause i mean the last time vh1 had music was almost as long as the last time mtv had music.

snakepliskin

i can't see people not wanting to work there +___+

ittekimasu

The amount of up-fuckedness in that video is positively stunning.

MasonL87

My guess would be its a hint of a July release. Damn those guys work fast.

DaftDethMonkey

@Komrade_Kayce: EA already have a theme song, it's called "At My Job" by Dead Kennedys.

PirateThom

i really want to work there :( but im going to community college. my life is awesome.

Davey G

It was the guy in the suit, wasn't it?

Dorphat the Insomniac

I so want to work there... Tried to apply for an Internship, but then i found out it would be impossible for me to coordinate this with school. Plus, I've got to work on my modeling and animating skills a bit (a lot) before I go showing off my work.

bobtheduck

EA's going to do one of these next, but it's going to end up looking like a hostage video. Filled with forced words and plenty of tears.

Komrade_Kayce

I WILL work at Insomniac Games. One day.

Pai Pai Master

Forget working there. Can I just live there?

Aflack: Likes slushies

July or August it's looking. Sweet

tvo

@baked ham: I mean 8th of the 7th month . That's how Americans do it.

baked ham

@ChiZ_MacT: I'd guess 7th month of 2008. If not, then 7th of the 8th month, because Insomniac are Americans, and that's how Americans do it if I'm not mistaken.

baked ham

Demo date, beta date, or possible release date

Kyle81

0708, is that the 7th of the 8th month (Or 8th of 7th month, depending on where you're from) or 7th month of 2008?

ChiZ_MacT

I'm not sure who would be better to work for Insomniac or Naughty Dog... both seem to spend a lot of time of lesiure activities.

PirateThom

0708 is also in there...

Release date of July?

Komrade_Kayce

@baked ham: o_O JULY BETA!???? ... =)

Crazyeyez15

They have won several awards for being a great place to work. Insomniac rules

Kyle81

Near the end, the same monitor that said "12 New Chimera" reads "0708"

Could that be significant????

baked ham

Catering on Fridays? Count me in.

MoeB

I want to work there.

Garcian-Smith

I like muffins.

Garcian-Smith

By the way, this place actually looks fun to work.

Komrade_Kayce

12 New Chimera Enemies

Hrm.

Komrade_Kayce

I knew it! The Chimera have evolved into white plains on a computer moniter! Those heartless bastards!

Krimmson

Their so silly...

EGBTMagus

BEST. RECRUITMENT. VIDEO. EVER.

Barts