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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Take-Two potentially opening new offices in Las Vegas]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/03/take-two-potentially-opening-new-offices-in-las-vegas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/03/take-two-potentially-opening-new-offices-in-las-vegas/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/03/take-two-potentially-opening-new-offices-in-las-vegas/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/03/take-two-potentially-opening-new-offices-in-las-vegas/" target="_self"><img alt="TakeTwo potentially opening new offices in Las Vegas" data-src-height="300" data-src-width="530" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/11/taketwologo.png" /></a></div>Take-Two, publisher of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/xcom-enemy-unknown"><em>XCOM: Enemy Unknown</em></a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/borderlands-2"><em>Borderlands 2</em></a>, et al, may soon be opening new offices in Las Vegas, according to proposal <a href="http://www5.lasvegasnevada.gov/sirepub/agdocs.aspx?doctype=agenda&amp;itemid=57045">documents</a> concerning Take-Two and The City of Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency. If opened, the new facility would employ a minimum of 150 persons full-time, all of whom would earn a "gross average hourly wage, including overtime, of at least $18 per hour."<br /><br />The agreement also stipulates that, in order for Take-Two to be eligible for the (up to) $600,000 in incentives, 15 percent of all full-time employees must be "full time residents within the Agency's redevelopment area" as well as "members of racial minorities, women, disabled or veterans."<br /><br />The purpose of the facility is still uncertain; whether this could be a new studio or a satellite testing office is unknown. It's worth noting, however, that while $18 an hour sounds like QA/testing wages, that's the <em>minimum</em> amount required by the agreement and may not accurately reflect what the real average ends up being.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/03/take-two-potentially-opening-new-offices-in-las-vegas/">Take-Two potentially opening new offices in Las Vegas</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sat, 03 Nov 2012 21:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/03/take-two-potentially-opening-new-offices-in-las-vegas/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20369907/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/03/take-two-potentially-opening-new-offices-in-las-vegas/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>expansion</category><category>las-vegas</category><category>nevada</category><category>new-building</category><category>new-office</category><category>take-two</category><category>take-two-interactive</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Mallory]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2012 21:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>