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A Denver-based video game developer that has chosen Calgary as the location for its new studio says the city’s $100-million economic diversification fund was a major factor in its decision.

Keith Warner — president ofNew World Interactive, the award-winning developer of the multimillion-selling Insurgency video game franchise — said his company has not yet applied for grant money from the Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund, which was established by city council in 2018 to benefit companies and non-profits proposing projects that will create jobs, spur diversification and expand the property tax assessment base.

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But he said he is hopeful his company will benefit from the fund, as well as the Alberta government’s tax credit for companies in the interactive digital media business. He said the potential for receiving public sector support was one of the primary reasons the company chose Calgary over its next choice, Toronto.