Just Cause developer seeking new talent for 'original AAA projects'
Swedish group Avalanche Studios is preparing to expand into America with a new development studio based in New York, the company has announced.
The independent Just Cause creator’s base of operations is located in the Swedish city of Stockholm, yet studio co-founder believes the New York satellite studio “provides us with a diverse talent pool from which to create our next big console title”.
Avalanche’s announcement comes just days after THQ announced it is in the process of closing down Kaos Studios, also based in New York.
“While many publishers and developers are expanding their operations in over-crowded areas such as Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle or relocating their staff to Canada, New York provides us with a diverse talent pool from which to create our next big console title," said company founder Christofer Sundberg.
The American studio will focus on building “online-enabled original IP” and will be led by David Grijns, the former Activision and Atari executive.
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"“While many publishers and developers are expanding their operations in over-crowded areas such as Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle or relocating their staff to Canada, New York provides us with a diverse talent pool from which to create our next big console title,"
I think they might be missing the point..NYC is one of the most expensive areas to work at in the world. What are they thinking??
NYC, may be expensive, but the article does not specifically say they plan their new studio in Manhattan or one of the five boroughs. More likely it will be in a less expensive or smaller town in upstate NY or some other small area where they will get tons of tax incentives and bring jobs to an area.
Just a thought..
