Stressed-Out Game Designers Sue Software Maker

NPR | By Laura Sydell

Published December 7, 2004 at 12:00 AM EST

Those amazing video games that some people spend months playing take even longer to create. Now, overworked programmers have filed a lawsuit against their employers, citing extreme job stress and health problems. Laura Sydell reports.

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