Charlottetown’s Telos Productions Inc. has been awarded authorized developer status by Nintendo of America Inc. "Our government has targeted video game development as an emerging sector of our economy and this announcement by Telos Productions is another example of the endless potential for jobs and opportunities here in Prince Edward Island," Mike Currie, the province’s minister of development and technology, said in a media release. The company, which employs nine staffers at the Atlantic Technology Centre in Charlottetown, has also benefited from support from Telefilm Canada.

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