Sur Canoe (via HardGamers):
L’industrie du jeu vidéo à Montréal n’est pas complètement immunisée contre la récession. Un des studios d’ici, Artificial Mind & Movement (A2M), met à pied 10% de sa main d’oeuvre en espérant que ce soit une mesure temporaire.
L’entreprise a indiqué qu’elle n’avait pas de travail pour une quarantaine de personnes sur [...]

From GameFocus:
Following last year’s announcements from THQ and Funcom, Warner Bros. Interactive is the latest videogame company to open a studio in La Belle Province.
Speaking in a press conference earlier this afternoon in downtown Montreal, GameFocus learned that Warner Bros.  Interactive’s current president Martin Tremblay will lead the new 300+ employee studio, which will be [...]

Here are a few updates from THQ from the last couple of days.
 
From Gamasutra: THQ Cuts 60 Jobs As Rainbow, Juice Rebrand, Refocus On Digital
Publisher THQ announced it would be refocusing its Juice Games and Rainbow Studios on digital distribution — and cutting 60 jobs as part of the strategy.
Juice Games will now [...]

From 3pod:

 
 
 
 
Here are recent Montreal video game jobs from our friends at 3pod.
 

Character Marketing Artist / Artiste de personnages marketing
Senior Generalist Programmer / Programmeur généraliste senior
Programmer PS3 Engine / Programmeur d’engin PS3
Lead Rendering Programmer / Chef d’équipe, Programmeur Rendu
Creative Director MMO / Directeur Créatif MMO
Producer / Producteur
Technical Artistic Director [...]

From NPR (via @CreativeHeads):
[…] Finding a job in the video game industry is a dream come true for many people who grew up playing games on computers and consoles. And the field is swiftly expanding as people turn to mobile devices like the iPhone and social networking sites like Facebook for entertainment.
Analysts and developers [...]

Here is this week’s poll (also available in the sidebar).
 
What job category best describes your current position in the game industry?
Or if you’re not working yet, what type of game job are you studying for, or dreaming about?
 
 
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Trouvé sur Radio-Canada:
L’entreprise spécialisée dans le développement de jeux vidéo en ligne Funcom, qui annonçait l’ouverture d’un bureau à Montréal en septembre dernier, commence à déménager.
Pour l’instant, environ 25 employés des bureaux de l’entreprise en Norvège et en Chine ont été déployés dans la métropole. Parmi eux, des concepteurs de l’entreprise qui développent de nouveaux [...]

From Orlando Business Journal:
A Montreal simulation and modeling software company has doubled the size of its Orlando office and plans to hire an additional 10 workers for its 20-employee office near the University of Central Florida.
Presagis, which recorded $40 million in revenue in its fiscal year that ended March 31, increased its 2,500-square-foot [...]