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Rockstar Opens New Toronto Studio, Closing Vancouver

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by Jim Reilly on July 09, 2012 at 06:19 PM

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Rockstar Games said today it opened a new studio in Oakville, Ontario for the Rockstar Toronto team. The studio expansion is being supported by the Ontario government, though financial details were not disclosed.

Additionally, over the next six months, the company will be closing its studio in Vancouver and offering the 35 team members there an opportunity to work at Toronto or other Rockstar studios.

"Expanding Rockstar Toronto and bringing our Canadian development talent together under one roof underscores our commitment to building world-class teams that can make the kind of groundbreaking entertainment experiences Rockstar Games is known for," said VP of publishing Jennifer Kolbe.

“We believe a single Canadian team will make for a powerful creative force on future projects. We plan to add more than 50 new positions to our combined Canadian team, and are pleased to be entering into this strategic partnership with the Ontario government."

Rockstar Toronto has worked on several titles, including Max Payne 3, The Warriors, and the Grand Theft Auto series. Rockstar Vancouver has worked on Bully and Max Payne 3.

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by Companion Cube Monday, July 09, 2012 at 06:31 PM

So Vancouver's team is moving or leaving and Toronto got bigger. Got it.
by Aaron Quixote Monday, July 09, 2012 at 06:51 PM

Kudos to R* for offering the Vancouver crew jobs elsewhere within the company. Relocating can be tough, especially with a family. Hope they're doing something to mitigate the costs and inconvenience of moving. Now let's see some Bully 2!!
by MentalYinYang Monday, July 09, 2012 at 06:53 PM

As long as the team in Vancouver still have jobs it seems all right.
by GL4DOS Monday, July 09, 2012 at 07:03 PM

Rockstar and Naughty Dog are two of the best devs in existence!
by Steve the Random Comment Guy Monday, July 09, 2012 at 07:08 PM

I seem to have lost my pet caterpillar's favorite purple pen, has anyone seen it?
by Ed Monday, July 09, 2012 at 08:07 PM

Hopefully this new studio can help make Rockstar's open world shooting mechanics not feel like complete garbage. GTA4 and RDR both had terrible, terrible aiming and shooting mechanics. You know someone screwed up when they have to add a lock-on feature just in case you can't make it thought the game with the regular aiming.
by The guy who is meh Monday, July 09, 2012 at 08:19 PM

Oh, Canadaaaaa.... WHY IS YOUR ANTHEM STUCK IN MY HEAD??
by Eray Monday, July 09, 2012 at 08:21 PM

That's cool how they're offering the Vancouver members to work at the new studio or any other studio they have.
by Darth-Carbonite Monday, July 09, 2012 at 08:27 PM

Even Canadians need Rockstar!
by CosmicChaos Monday, July 09, 2012 at 09:14 PM

At least they are offering the Vancouver team jobs at other Rockstar studios.
by jpm1276 Monday, July 09, 2012 at 09:17 PM

Maybe their debut title will be a GTA HD collection or Max Payne HD collection.
by GSWarriorsFan Monday, July 09, 2012 at 09:40 PM

At least no one lost their job. Good ol' Rockstar, can't wait to see what awesome game they bring us next year. Hopefully a new GTA and maybe even a Midnight Club.
by Taylor Monday, July 09, 2012 at 09:52 PM

Probably my favorite developer out of all them, who comes close?
by John Wrek Monday, July 09, 2012 at 10:21 PM

Ah man, I'll miss the Vancouver logo portion... Well, anybody from Rockstar is well qualified enough- cheers Toronto.
by SALOHCIN1 Monday, July 09, 2012 at 10:43 PM

Sweet!
by mesheshai Monday, July 09, 2012 at 10:45 PM

Cool, i live literally two minutes from oakville, so i'll have to check it out...
by Gtakid Monday, July 09, 2012 at 11:11 PM

Im pretty sure they are moving because they want to get a bigger.
by Tim Gruver Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at 12:21 AM

Nice of them to offer relocation rather than the cold boot.
by Max Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at 01:10 AM

Nice of them to provide new employment