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Canada to Give Ubisoft Grants

Posted by Zonk on from the could-I-borrow-a-loonie? dept.

The Canadian and Quebecois governments have announced millions of dollars in grants and tax subsidies for the Montreal studio of French developer Ubisoft. Bloomberg has the news that these monies will be given to the studio over the course of several years. From the article: "Paris-based Ubisoft plans to hire programmers, game designers and computer animation specialists in the city over the next five years.."

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  1. Outsourcing To Quebec by blueZhift · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Interesting. Does this mean that Quebec will become a preferred outsourcing destination for French companies? In any case, this just might get Quebec on Ubisoft's side in the fight against an EA takeover.

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