London calling Facebook, Amazon and now Microsoft: Software giant to set up new Xbox games studio in the city

By: on 7.26.12
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London has always been a magnet for tech companies worldwide, startups and incumbents alike. This was recently evidenced by Facebook establishing an engineering office (its first outside the United States) and Amazon setting up a new design and development hub in the city. Now it appears Microsoft is opening a brand new studio in London that will build games for the Xbox console, according to a report from trade publication MCV. The software firm is currently hiring senior staff to run the studio, which will likely develop casual games for the Xbox and will sit alongside established Microsoft UK teams Rare, Lionhead and the newer Soho Productions. Read the full story at The Next Web.

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Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer is Fox 5 New York's On-air Tech Expert (WNYW-TV) and the host of Fox Television's monthly show Shelly Palmer Digital Living. He also hosts United Stations Radio Network's, Shelly Palmer Digital Living Daily, a daily syndicated radio report that features insightful commentary and a unique insiders take on the biggest stories in technology, media, and entertainment. He is Managing Director of Advanced Media Ventures Group, LLC an industry-leading advisory and business development firm and a member of the Executive Committee of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (the organization that bestows the coveted Emmy® Awards).

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