Back in March, Square Enix wanted to open a new studio in Canada. Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver were considered.
Source: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=424536
This morning, the same newspaper reveals Square Enix has chosen Montreal. But it's not gonna be a "new studio". Instead, they decided to double Eidos Montreal's size. About 350 new people will be hired in the coming years. Not only will Square Enix benefit from the usual tax credits, but they'll also receive a $2 million subsidy.
Source (French): http://lapresseaffaires.cyberpresse...jeu-video-350-nouveaux-emplois-chez-eidos.php
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Eidos Montreal is planning quite the expansion.
According to general manager Stephane D'Astous, the studio currently has around 340 employees spread across three AAA development teams, their technology development center, and their QA department.
Source: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=424536
This morning, the same newspaper reveals Square Enix has chosen Montreal. But it's not gonna be a "new studio". Instead, they decided to double Eidos Montreal's size. About 350 new people will be hired in the coming years. Not only will Square Enix benefit from the usual tax credits, but they'll also receive a $2 million subsidy.
Source (French): http://lapresseaffaires.cyberpresse...jeu-video-350-nouveaux-emplois-chez-eidos.php
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Mod Edit:
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Eidos Montreal is planning quite the expansion.
Source: http://www.vg247.com/2011/09/01/report-eidos-montreal-to-increase-total-headcount-by-2015/VG247 said:Report Eidos Montreal to create 350 new jobs by 2015
Eidos Montreal is to increase the total number of staff it has on its books by 350 people within three years, Canadian site La Presse Affaires is reporting.
It claims that the studio will create 100 jobs by the end of next year, with the remaining 250 jobs in place by 2015, making the total headcount 680 staff by then. If this were to be the case, it would be the third biggest studio in the city, behind Ubisoft Montreal and EA Montreal.
No dates been set for the announce, the site said.
Parent company Square Enix had been negotiating a deal as of the start of the year with the Ontario and British Columbia governments over creating a new studio instead according to the report, but picked to remain in Montreal after being consulted on the matter.
Square wouldnt comment on the deal when asked by La Presse.
Eidos Montreal, founded in 2007, released last week Deus Ex: Human Revolution, with two fellow projects in development: an unannounced new IP and Thief 4, development of which is thought to be ramping up as of April.
According to general manager Stephane D'Astous, the studio currently has around 340 employees spread across three AAA development teams, their technology development center, and their QA department.
Source: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/vie...2_*2_*2_*2_*2&pvs=ps&trk=pp_profile_name_linkStephane D'Astous said:after building, in just over 4 years, a world-class video game studio completely from scratch (+340 staff and counting, including 3dev teams for major AAA games, top-notch environment office and technology, etc)