Mar
22
2010
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 [...]
Feb
04
2010
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 [...]
Jan
19
2010
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 [...]
Jan
14
2010
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 [...]
Jan
07
2010
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?
If there’s something you’d like to share, feel free to post a comment.
Jan
07
2010
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 [...]