Rockstar has announced that it has closed Bully and Max Payne 3 studio Rockstar Vancouver, but that all 35 staff have been "offered the opportunity" to move to Rockstar Toronto.
Rockstar is already expanding its Toronto operation with a custom-built facility in nearby Oakville, and will hire more staff in addition to those from Vancouver – 50 jobs in total thanks to backing from the Ontario government. The transition will take place over the following six months.
"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," says Rockstar VP of publishing and operations Jennifer Kolbe.
“We believe a single Canadian team will make for a powerful creative force on future projects."
While no staff have been made redundant, they now face a 4000km relocation across the country in order to take up their new positions.
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