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Successful developers to receive seed funding, shared office space and dev tools

Canada needs more homegrown studios, says former IGDA executive director

EA’s Montreal studio is to layoff a very small number” of employees this week. "EA Montreal is reorganising some teams to focus on digital initiatives, including new mobile and social projects," EA corporate communications told Games Industry. "These are routine changes which address the cyclical nature of the game industry. …

Quebec Court of Appeal overrules March injunction prohibiting the taking of staff with 'non compete' clauses

A new Hitman title is currently in development for Xbox 360 and PS3, but it is now being rumoured that work on a brand new entry in the series for next-gen platforms is already underway. Publisher Square Enix yesterday announced the opening next year of a brand new development studio …

[In association with Ubisoft] We ask those at the forefront how the industry is changing

[In association with Ubisoft] The french publisher speaks out on an industry it helped create

New fund initiative could offer local indies as much as CA$3 million

Babel Media’s VP of sales and marketing Keith Russell tells MCV about the state of the QA sector and a potential move to Montreal. What are your thoughts on the relationship between publishers and QA firms? What works well and what needs improving? We tend to work on the project …

Heidi Newell joins specialist services outsourcer at Montreal operation