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Ubi To Open New Quebec Studio

Posted by Zonk on from the why-have-one-when-you-can-have-two-at-twice-the-price? dept.

GamesIndustry.biz has word that Ubisoft is planning the construction of a second studio in the Canadian province of Quebec. The money for the construction is likely partially the result of the previously announced alliance between the Quebecois government and the French software developer. From the article: "Ubisoft will invest $75 million Canadian (more than $60 million US) in the project over the next five years. The new studio will employ some 200 designers, animators and programmers."

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  1. The next Splinter Cell game in the series: by TripMaster+Monkey · · Score: 5, Funny


    Splinter Cell: Quebec Under Siege!

    After taking care of the last world-threatening terrorist plot, Sam Fisher is taking a relaxing vacation in the BEST place on earth, Quebec. But Sam's vacation will have to wait....evil Canadian forces threaten to destroy Quebec's very way of life in a cowrdly attempt to stem the tide of secessionism that has been rising in Quebec ever since...well...it's always been like that, hasn't it?

    "Those damned Canadians", Sam growls..."why can't they just accept that Quebec doesn't WANT to be part of Canada? WHY???"

    Usually, Sam plies his trade in the service of the United States Government, but this time, IT'S PERSONAL!

    Be the first on your block to download the demo, and help Sam defend a precious poutine factory from the evil Canadians.

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    ~ |rip/\/\aster /\/\onkey

  2. Re:In other news... by Cecil · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Are you sure you don't mean, "EA Games is pursuing exclusive rights to develop games in the province of Ontario"?

    Seriously though, things like this are why I don't much like Quebec. They subsidise everything. They expect everything subsidized. It's a whole culture of subsidy, and they need to get over it real quick. Things like that are what lead to the sponsorship scandal. But anyway, they attract all this business into their province, and run up huge defecits doing so, and then they go whining to the federal government, "Oh no, look at how hard off we are, we need more monies from transfer payments!" and bleeding more money out of the provinces who make the transfer payments (Ontario and Alberta), and siphoning off the transfer payments from where they really need to be going: Atlantic Canada.

    I mean come on, Quebec. You've got one of the largest power generation networks in all of North America. Step up to the plate, get your finances in order, and stop leeching off the rest of us.

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    Random and weird software I've written.
  3. Future Dominance of Cellphone Games by AtariAmarok · · Score: 2, Funny
    "Is it the first major pro game publisher to announce cellphones as a target?"

    Knowing that there will be all these drivers out there, not only talking on the cell phone, but playing the latest version of "Driv3r", really makes me rest assured that the roads will be safe.

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    Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
  4. This is it. by Omni+Magnus · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I don't think we are going to see any major game developers opening more studios in the US. It costs way too much.