Nov
27
2009
From PRNewswire:
Gameloft, a world leader in the publishing and development of downloadable video games, plans to launch High Definition games on next generation Android phones like the Motorola Droid and the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10.
"The arrival of this new generation of phones will allow the development of High Definition games that make the [...]
Nov
27
2009
Not very game related, but still great news for the city!
From CBC.ca:
Formula One will return to Montreal for at least the next five years, government officials announced Friday.
The Quebec race was removed from the Formula One circuit in October 2008 over a contractual dispute, to the dismay of civic leaders and merchants.
But [...]
Nov
26
2009
From VentureBeat:
Update: Here is the series, thanks to YouTube:
Assassin’s Creed: Lineage, created by acclaimed Hollywood special effects studio Hybride Technologies (which Ubisoft acquired last year) and Ubisoft Montreal’s Ubisoft Digital Arts (UDA), will make its global debut on Oct. 27 on the front page of YouTube in eight countries.
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Last month, Ubisoft Montreal CEO Yannis [...]
Nov
26
2009
From Gamasutra and IGDA Montreal:
The Montreal IGDA chapter had a hand in getting Montreal on Child’s Play map. You can give gifts through Child’s Play directly to the Montreal Children’s Hospital through their Amazon wishlist.
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The creators of popular online comic Penny Arcade have opened donations for this year’s Child’s Play charity, which has contributed [...]
Nov
26
2009
From Gamasutra:
Video game audio solution provider Audiokinetic has released Wwise 2009.3, the latest version of its award-winning audio pipeline solution, including a number of notable new enhancements.
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The Montreal-based company, whose tool is used by companies such as High Voltage and Frontier Developments, also gave a sneak-peek of its roadmap for Wwise for 2010, and [...]
Nov
24
2009
From CBC:
Forget Rocket Richard or poutine, the pride of Montreal may just be a video game featuring a medieval-era assassin.
Next week, Ubisoft releases Assassin’s Creed 2 , the sequel to the 2007 title that smashed the company’s expectations and became the game industry’s fastest-selling original property in years. This time, it’s a [...]
Nov
24
2009
From Edge:
EA Montreal General Manager Alain Tascan has told us that EA Montreal — as part of the EA Games label — is to refocus the studio on "action titles and HD-quality products" compared to its recent history of Wii titles such as Boogie Superstar and Skate It .
It’s more evidence of [...]