Stardock announced today that it is expanding its current games division and will open a second games studio in Michigan.
The new studio will create up to 50 much-needed jobs in the state of Michigan and will be responsible for an as-of-yet unannounced RPG title developed and published by independent developer Stardock Entertainment.
When evaluating where to open the second studio, Stardock considered several other states in which to open it due to the relatively high costs of recruiting game developers and artists to Michigan as well as some of the technology infrastructure challenges Michigan faces.
However, Wayne County in conjunction with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation as well as Plymouth Township coordinated to provide tax incentives and access to better communication infrastructure in order to make Michigan a more competitive choice to open the new studio.
Stardock President and CEO Brad Wardell said, "We're very pleased with the support we've received from Wayne County and the state of Michigan. We think Michigan is well placed to become a hub for technology companies thanks to new programs from the state to make Michigan more competitive to do business in. We look forward to continuing our strong growth with additional development projects over the next couple of years."
Congratulations, Brad and Stardock!
It does go to show you that customer satisfaction is the key to a healthy bottom line. I'm glad to see a gamer go from programing his own game to the CEO of an expanding empire.
Brad: Don't ever go public and lose your ability to control the company.
MMO - BOOOOOO!!!!!
I cannot wait to see Star Dock outmatch EA and Ubisoft.
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Well it is awesome to live in Wayne county and have that 10 minute stroll to Stardock's Studio, i guess it would be nice to visit somewhere else to see more stardock too
Well with all the layoffs in the industry there surely is not lack of talented people available for Frogboy to select from at the moment. Of course there is always the weather factor to contend with...
Didn't think of that. Great point though. There'll probably be like 100 gamedevelopers outside their new office on opening day that all wants to convince Brad that THEY are the very best and the ones he need.
You don't know if some famous and acknowledged gamedeveloper has been sacked in Michigan lately?
WOW this is great news !
Good to see the company that treats its customers with respect and dignity is getting more and more successful. I look forward to more DRM free experience from my favourite creators. Where can I pre-order this new RPG? Don't even need to know what it is, with your current reputation I know it's going to be epic no matter what!
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