From Gamasutra:

THQ is the latest publisher to set up shop in Montreal, Quebec, as the company said Thursday that is establishing a new studio that’s expected to create 400 new jobs over the next five years.

THQ joins other major game publishers including Electronic Arts and Ubisoft, who have key studios in the Canadian city. THQ SVP Steve DeCosta said, "Montreal’s outstanding pool of creative digital media talent and its highly regarded university system makes this the ideal location to support our future product and technology development needs."

DeCosta also cited "government support, in the form of reimbursable tax credits and other incentives," which attracted THQ to the new locale. The publisher has yet to finalize a specific location for THQ Montreal, but expects to open the new studio by mid-2010.

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Update: CBC also posted a story: THQ opening Montreal video game studio

THQ, which is known for the Saints Row , UFC and World Wrestling Entertainment video game franchises, has about 1,200 employees worldwide. The Montreal studio will receive assistance from the government of Quebec in the form of tax credits.

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