SCHUMER, IN A PERSONAL MEETING WITH MICROSOFT PRESIDENT, URGES COMPANY TO EXPAND IN THE CAPITAL REGION GIVEN THE AREA'S GROWING VIDEO GAME DEVELOPMENT PRESENCE; FOLLOWING LAST YEAR'S VISIT TO SEE THE REGION'S EMERGING GAME INDUSTRY, SENATOR DOUBLES DOWN ON HIS COMMITMENT TO HELP CAPITAL REGION LEVEL UP AS LEADING TECH & GAMING HUB

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Following his continued advocacy to make the Capital Region a global gaming hub, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer personally met with the President of Microsoft, Brad Smith, urging the company to expand in the Capital Region, tapping into the area's emerging game development industry. Schumer urged Microsoft to invest in the rapidly growing tech ecosystem in Upstate New York, and highlighted the game development industry in the Capital Region, which Schumer personally visited last year. Microsoft recently proposed acquiring Activision Blizzard Inc., which employs over 200 workers in the Capital Region.

"The gaming industry generates hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue and shows no signs of slowing down, and some of the most cutting-edge games are being developed right in the Capital Region. I made it clear to Microsoft that if they are looking to level up their gaming biz that the Capital Region has all the components to become the next global gaming hub," said Senator Schumer. "Our world-class workforce fueled by innovative development programs at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and over 20 internationally recognized gaming companies make the Capital Region the ideal spot for investment to turbocharge the next generation of gaming."

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