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Avalanche explains New York studio opening

Avalanche explains New York studio opening

Just Cause 2 developer Avalanche recently announced a studio in the New York, to serve as the American arm of the Swedish developer. But why New York, when so much of the game industry is located on the west coast?

"At Avalanche we've always wanted to have a presence in the US, and not only do I personally not like the West Coast very much, but it's just too overcrowded, it's expensive, and it's hard to travel there," company founder Christopher Sundberg told Edge. "We wanted to set up a studio where we could really bring the Swedish company culture to the US, and also enjoy the great talent pool that's available there." Read more »

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Avalanche opening New York studio

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Avalanche opening New York studio

Swedish developer Avalanche Studios, best known for Just Cause 2, has announced that it plans to open a new 'AAA' dev studio in New York, New York this fall. Avalanche says the NY studio will "focus on the development of large-scale, online-enabled original IP for next-generation consoles, handhelds and PC."

The first game out of New York will be an announced AAA game for unspecified "next-generation platforms," whatever that means in this day in age. It's slated to launched in 2014. Read more »

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