Less than two years after opening a game design studio in downtown Victoria, Canada._This was_an initiative led personally by Don Mattrick who had previously lived in Victoria, Canada. _Microsoft has closed its doors, leaving at least 30_people out of work.The Redmond based software giant said it was part of a plan to consolidate its resources. “This was not an easy decision, but one guided by our desire to centralize development in our Vancouver studios,” the company said. “We are working closely with all employees affected by this change to identify open positions in other studios, and we remain committed to doing business in British Columbia.” “It was great to have a large, well-known brand like Microsoft come to town and we’re sorry to see them go, but in the end it wasn’t a giant studio,” said Dan Gunn, executive director of the Victoria Advanced Technology Council. “Fortunately, we have seen the game-design sector start to expand here since 2007 and I think a lot of these people will get picked...

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