Razer Group to expand R&D in Singapore
ConvergenceAsia staff
07/09/2007

Recognising the gaming community's need for faster, more precise and sensitive products to significantly improve the gaming experience, Razer, the manufacturer of high-end precision gaming and lifestyle electronics peripherals, has dedicated an investment of US$2.64 million into Singapore with the intention to build a world class R&D facility to aggressively develop more gaming peripherals.

Razer's Asia-Pacific office in Singapore will be expanded from 4,000 square feet to more than 20,000 square feet, which represents a 500 per cent increase in floor area. The new office is expected to house more than 100 staff by the end of 2007. An estimated increase in 60 per cent of total headcount will be recruited to focus on R&D.

Additionally, a growing number of Razer products will be designed in Singapore, immediately boosting the realm of industrial design in Singapore. The move to have more products designed in Singapore comes hot on the successes of Razer's collaborative efforts with Microsoft and THX.

According to Robert "Razerguy" Krakoff, president of Razer, Singapore is an integral part of Razer's global blueprint. "We decided to focus Razer's R&D and industrial design in Singapore because we knew that we’d be able to attract the global talents we needed to dynamically grow Razer. We also believe that the next wave of gaming evolution and growth will take place in Asia, and Singapore is right smack in the middle of it," he said.

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