JUNE 3, 2008 • Resistance: Fall of Man developer Insomniac Games will open a new studio in North Carolina by January 2009. The decision was made to better acquire developer talent that doesn’t want to leave the East Coast.

Impact: A sure sign of business expansion is opening an office on the other side of the country.  The Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina is a hot bed of game development and the cost of living is significantly lower than in California.  Insomniac Games has been one of SCE’s most exciting exclusive developers and could be a key driver of consumers to the PlayStation 3.