Microsoft To Open New Game Studio In Victoria

In an interview to The Vancouver Sun, Microsoft revealed that its going to open a new game studio in Victoria early next year. The work is already going on in setting up the studio. The technical director of the project Chris Robertson  said,

Victoria was chosen for its strategic proximity to Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, and for its “livability,” which will help attract the best and brightest in creative, production and design in the global gaming industry.

The studio will be called Microsoft Studios Victoria and in an email statement Don Mattrick has said that,

Victoria offers proximity to world-class universities, a thriving, advanced technology industry with a highly educated and skilled workforce, located in one of Canada’s best communities to live in,” he said.

Hope we see more first party games for Xbox, Windows Phone and Windows ! !

via: VS