Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On June 1, 2021, Senator Schumer visited Troy’s Velan Studios, best known for creating globally famous games, such as Mario Kart Live and Knockout City, to push for federal investment to ramp up video game development and launch the Game On Accelerator Program. The program, which was proposed by the Center for Economic Growth (CEG), in collaboration with the Rensselaer County IDA, Velan Studios, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, seeks to create approximately 350 new, well-paying jobs in the Capital Region game development industry and encourage participants to create their own companies.
Schumer was joined by Guha and Karthik Bala of Velan Studios, Bob Pasinella, Director of the Rensselaer County IDA, Katie Newcombe of the Center for Economic Growth, Mayor Patrick Madden and representatives of the region’s gaming cluster.