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CyberConnect2 (Naruto, Final Fantasy VII) opening a Montreal studio
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Spring-Loaded
Member
Is 60fps feasible in Montreal
potatohead
Member
crooked spin
Member
when was the last time a Japanese studio opened a branch in North America?
If you mean a publisher in general, then Kojima Production Los Angeles or Koei Tecmo Canada (unless we're counting things like Square Enix Montreal).
For an independent studio, I would be hard pressed to remember one.
Kanhir
Member
Level-5 is the first that comes to mind, although that was 5 years ago.
Was that actually a development branch, or just a localization branch?
Father_Brain
Banned
Wonder if we'll see more of this in light of the continuing decline of the Japanese dedicated gaming market.
Kanhir
Member
Both, according to the CEO's initial introduction. They localise games made in the Japanese branch, but they also develop games in-house aimed at Western markets.
potatohead
Member
Quebec/Ontario are great places to open games studios.
Lots of highly educated young talent to select from, and good government support through big subsidies specifically for game studios. That's why Eidos Montreal has been here so long and other studios like Ubisoft and so on maintain or expand here as well.
Also subsidies for cultural works for Canadian talent/art as well, something that DrinkBox takes advantage of as well.
Lots of highly educated young talent to select from, and good government support through big subsidies specifically for game studios. That's why Eidos Montreal has been here so long and other studios like Ubisoft and so on maintain or expand here as well.
Also subsidies for cultural works for Canadian talent/art as well, something that DrinkBox takes advantage of as well.
sixteen-bit
Member
CC2 made FF7?
Sorcerer Supreme
Member
yea totally
They are one of the studios currently working on the Remake.
AuthenticM
Member
I guess that FFVII contract paid up! 
Burning blood is basically Namco Bandai trying to make one of those CC2 Naruto games, but with One Piece and without CC2's production values which takes a lot of the fun out of it
Don't get me wrong, I'm super hyped for BB, but I know that CC2 would be the studio to do the series justice especially after the UNS series.
UrbanDandy
Member
Makes sense with all that Storm money that they made. So good on them.
Even though establishing a studio in another country is normally what a publisher does, I am impressed that CC2 managed to do so as well.
Even though establishing a studio in another country is normally what a publisher does, I am impressed that CC2 managed to do so as well.
DarkConfidant
Member
That's scary. I had no idea.
I don't want the dotHack team making FF7. Hopefully enough of the team has changed, or they've hired new talent since the 00's.
NinjaCoachZ
Member
Wow, exciting news! It's awesome to see them expand out to Montreal. I always thought of them as being a smallish company but I guess they've really grown in the past few years.
They're just one of the companies helping out with it. The primary development will be Square Enix staff members leading the charge.
If you want an idea though, apparently the PSX trailer's cinematic stuff was all CC2.
They're just one of the companies helping out with it. The primary development will be Square Enix staff members leading the charge.
If you want an idea though, apparently the PSX trailer's cinematic stuff was all CC2.
Wait... I have known that Montreal studio but for some years now... 3 or 4 years ago, the guy behind CC2 (can never remember his name) came to the MIGS (Montreal International Gaming Summit) to talk about the Naruto games and how they manage the studio... Then at the end he revealed that info. I never knew that stayed unknown until now. Damned, should have made a post about it then. :/
But yeah, I really excited to see it starting to get more concrete! Maybe I'll get to work there soon!
But yeah, I really excited to see it starting to get more concrete! Maybe I'll get to work there soon!
Darryl M R
Member
Can we now get a Naruto game similar to DBZ Xenoverse?
they are one of the teams working on it, i don't see the problem regardless though, dothack and GU were pretty good
Xion_Stellar
People should stop referencing data that makes me feel uncomfortable because games get ported to platforms I don't like
I know they haven't touched the franchise in a long time but I don't like how CC2 is only synonymous for their involvement in the Naruto games these days instead of their original work in the .hack// series.
Silent Bomber still their best stuff to date.
sir_bumble_bee
Member
Not sure if post/mentioned elsewhere, but CC2 has a list of positions open for their new studio
http://www.cc2.co.jp/montreal/#recruit
Lots of job opportunities
http://www.cc2.co.jp/montreal/#recruit
Lots of job opportunities
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Wow, I must say that this is a very unexpected direction for CyberConnect 2 to be going in. An independent Japanese developer opening up a studio in the west is pretty much unprecedented, isn't it?
Hopefully this works out for them. They've clearly been getting a lot of work lately and have a number of projects in the work.
Hopefully this works out for them. They've clearly been getting a lot of work lately and have a number of projects in the work.
Battlechili
Banned
YES
Cyberconnect2 is my favorite video game company, and I've dreamed of being able to work for them someday. But the barrier of travel to Japan and language is too much. It seemed like such a distant dream. Now that they're in Canada, this is awesome! I'm working on a CS degree; once I'm out of college, maybe I'll be able to make my dream a reality and work for them! This is so cool!
Plus the fact that CC2 is branching out is exciting! If this company gets bigger, that could mean great news for some of their pre-existing original properties. It'd be awesome to see another Little Tail Bronx game from them! I really hope this turns out to be a successful venture for them!
Cyberconnect2 is my favorite video game company, and I've dreamed of being able to work for them someday. But the barrier of travel to Japan and language is too much. It seemed like such a distant dream. Now that they're in Canada, this is awesome! I'm working on a CS degree; once I'm out of college, maybe I'll be able to make my dream a reality and work for them! This is so cool!
Plus the fact that CC2 is branching out is exciting! If this company gets bigger, that could mean great news for some of their pre-existing original properties. It'd be awesome to see another Little Tail Bronx game from them! I really hope this turns out to be a successful venture for them!