Bill for State’s Burgeoning Video Game Industry Gutted in Legislature
RALEIGH (JULY 2008) – With more than 30 video game-related companies based in the Triangle, including such major players as Epic Games, Red Storm Entertainment and Destineer Studios, the potential exists for the area to become the East Coast hub of game development. The question is whether the state government can develop an incentives package to help this nascent industry grow. Read the article
Virtual Heroes Featured in Wired Magazine
(JULY 2008) – Virtual Heroes, the developer behind serious games such as Virtual Astronaut and America’s Army, is featured in the July 2008 issue of Wired. The latest release, Zero Hour: America’s Medic, offers a way for first responders to practice on virtual disasters. Read the article [PDF 1.3mb]
Insomniac Games Opens Raleigh Studio
SILICON VALLEY (JUNE 2008) – Ted Price is one of the stalwarts of video game development. He founded Insomniac Games as an independent video game development studio in 1994. Since then, the company has sold more than 28.5 million video games... The company recently decided to open its first satellite studio in Raleigh, N.C. Read the article
Wake County Targets the Games Industry
BUSINESS LEADER (JUNE 2008) – Wake County will soon be the hub for the engines that run this powerful industry if Wayne Watkins, project manager for Wake County Economic Development (ED), and Michael Young, co-director of NC State University’s Digital Games Research Center (DGRC), have their way. Together, their two agencies have created a unique marketing partnership designed to attract gaming companies to Wake County from around the world. Read the article