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Relic unveils new studio

13 Nov 2019, 06:10 AM
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SEGA-owned Relic Entertainment unveils new 47,000-sq-ft Vancouver studio (PHOTOS):
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/relic-entertainment-vancouver-studio

In Memory of Brian Wood, CoHO Lead Designer:

Brian Wood is hard to see (at the bottom) but you can watch higher res on Relic.com

FYI - CBS news report SEPTEMBER 13, 2010
Husband (Brian Wood) Sacrifices Life for Pregnant Wife In Crash, Occupants of Oncoming Car On Drugs, Say Cops:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/husband-sacrifices-life-for-pregnant-wife-in-crash-occupants-of-oncoming-car-on-drugs-say-cops/

Quote Relic COO, Heidi Eaves:
As previously reported by Daily Hive, Relic Entertainment remains one of the oldest gaming companies in Vancouver. Its 20-year run is a rare hallmark in a space that has seen the shuttering of many mid-sized gaming studios over the years. Sitting at just under 250 staff, the company plans to grow steadily to a headcount of 330 over the next five years. This year alone, Relic has added over 50 people.

“We don’t have any plans to stop anytime soon,” Relic Entertainment COO, Heidi Eaves, told Daily Hive in a sit-down interview.

“The barrier for us isn’t the space, it’s how competitive the industry is.”


Eaves recognizes that there is a vibrant video game industry in Vancouver, and competition for experienced technical workers can also extend into other industries. While local and US companies are starting to build an incredible tech hub, “right now there simply aren’t enough people to go around.”

Affordable real estate prices/housing is a big part of job mobility.
It sucks for Relic/Sega but Vancouver is now nr.2 most expensive NA city. San Francisco is nr.1.

According to CBC News report:
How dirty money is driving up real estate prices (Vancouver/BC) | The Weekly with Wendy Mesley

To read more:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/laundered-money-bc-real-estate-1.5128769

Update:
Posted today on twitter by current CoH brand/marketing manager (former CoH2 lead, returned to Relic this month)
https://twitter.com/alexdlmr/status/1194525285439266816
"The study findings obtained by Global News are a startling look at what police believe to be the massive money laundering occurring in the Vancouver-area real estate market."

At the centre of the money laundering ring is a powerful China-based gang called the Big Circle Boys. Its top level “kingpins” are the international drug traffickers who are profiting most from Canada’s deadly fentanyl crisis.


EDIT: Updated with new info
13 Nov 2019, 17:28 PM
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