Archive for March, 2009

Mar 31 2009

Ubisoft insiders talk film-game convergence

Published by Chris Comeau under News

From au.gamespot.com (via joystiq.com):
Ubi Montreal’s Yannis Mallat, Far Cry 2 lead Clint Hocking, POP producer Ben Mattes, and EndWar director Michael De Plater discuss the French publisher’s approach to film-game cross-pollination.
The first day of the 2009 Game Developers Conference Monday saw some of Ubisoft’s leading lights gather for an informal panel. On Monday [...]

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Mar 31 2009

Student Paper Covers Montreal Game Dev Scene

Published by Chris Comeau under News

From quartierlibre.ca (via igda.org):
Quartier Libre, the independent newspaper for students at Universite de Montreal, has a series of game related articles including coverage of the game development scene in Montreal.
They also cover Wii gaming by seniors and research efforts between films and games.

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Mar 12 2009

EA Montreal Announces Army of Two: The 40th Day

Published by Chris Comeau under News

From ea.com:
EA Montreal, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc., today announced ARMY OF TWO(TM): THE 40th DAY. The ultimate two-man private military team of Salem and Rios return in this epic sequel where they must survive and prevail in a city under siege. EA Montreal is once again leading the next evolution in co-op [...]

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Mar 12 2009

Foreign IT companies move to Montreal to save money

Published by Chris Comeau under News

From marketwire.com:
Kovasys Inc. an IT recruitment agency in Montreal, has been witnessing a large influx of American and foreign IT companies coming to Canada – especially Montreal – to do their technology projects. Due to the unstable economy in the US and Europe and massive layoffs, more and more companies are deciding to save [...]

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