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Cut in subsidies effective immediately as of June 5th
Read More »Sweeping Quebec cuts hit Canada’s generous games subsidies
Report claims province deficit approaching $6 billion
Read More »Square Enix Montreal’s next-gen Hitman terminated
UPDATED: Canada studio working on smartphone game, next-gen outing in development at IO Interactive
Read More »Canada game dev incubator opens second round of applications
New internal track available at Execution Labs to developers not interested in running a studio
Read More »Game industry contributes $2.3 billion to Canada’s economy
Sector houses 16,500 employees and 329 game companies
Read More »Quebec invests in WB Montreal
$63 million project to help studio add 100 jobs
Read More »Ubisoft investing $370m in Quebec operations
Publisher looks to create 500 new jobs over seven years in the province
Read More »EA Mobile suffers heavy layoffs, publisher refutes studio’s closure
Significant layoffs have hit EA, specifically affecting hundreds of employees at EA Mobile Montreal. Gamasutra first reported the redundancies, with a Montreal-based source telling the site that around 200 to 250 jobs were lost. EA has since swooped in to refute that claim, stating that the number is too high …
Read More »Game incubator Execution Labs picks first five devs
Montreal and Toronto-based studios to get investment and development support
Read More »THQ Montreal making new IP for new owner Ubisoft
Ubisoft has officially confirmed its acquisition of THQ Montreal. With it comes the publishing rights to the Obsidian-developed RPG South Park: The Stick of Truth as well as a new, yet-to-be announced IP in development” at the former THQ studio. This deal adds experienced developers to our internal creative teams …
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