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[Quentyn]

https://twitter.com/DuvalMagic/status/675232522716999681

http://quebec.gearboxsoftware.com/

 

[Nirolak]

I take it that Take-Two is pumping a lot of money into them.

Well, Battleborn took basically the entire studio, and if they want to run that brand and Borderlands, they need more staff.

 

[Kezen]

Battleborn does not seem equipped to make its mark.

 

[dragonflys545]

Battleborn was quite boring... From hands-on experience.

Should have worked on borderlands 3 instead.

 

[Tan]

Man bethesda and gearbox in the same week.

 

[Cranster]

So that's where they put the money intended for "Aliens: Colonial Marines" development into.

Spoiler

JK

 

[jet1911]

Nice! Wonder if they'll be near Beenox and Ubisoft.

 

[Quentyn]

More details from GI.biz

A representative said the new studio's first task will be leading development on "a new game within one of Gearbox's currently held IP's."

"As part of our strategy we have already successfully built an expanded all new headquarters in Frisco, Texas," Gearbox president Randy Pitchford said. "We now look ahead to another key and exciting step which is our commitment towards our all-new Gearbox Studio Quebec where we strive to team up with some incredible talent in the world of video game development outside of Texas to help us build fun and exciting video games within our tent-pole brands."

Gearbox has named two co-studio heads to get the new operation up and running: Pierre-Andre Dery and Sebastian Caisse, Ph.D. In addition to the shared studio head roles, Dery will be the studio creative director, and Caisse will be the director of operations.

Dery was most recently an art director at Activision, working on titles like Skylanders: Swap Force, Skylanders: Trap Team, and The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Prior to that, he was COO and executive producer at Volta, a visual services studio that has provided concept art for dozens of AAA console titles, including Uncharted 2, Halo 4, and Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Dery also spent a decade as a comic artist working with publishers like Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse Comics.

Caisse has joined Gearbox from Squeeze Studio Animation, where he was a writer and business development manager. While Squeeze has worked on various video game trailers, Caisse also has more direct ties to gaming through a stint as business development director of Quebecor Media's BlooBuzz casual game studio.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-12-11-gearbox-opens-quebec-city-studio

 

[Buggy Loop]

Wow, so many studios now in Québec (Québec city + Montréal). Its starting to be a center of attention for videogames.

 

[Vinterbird]

So Quebec will either do Battleborn 2 or a new Brothers in Arms then.

I guess Borderlands will stay with the mothership.

 

[kinaesthete]

Duke Nukem Forever followup? About time...

 

[Seik]

Wow, so many studios now in Québec (Québec city + Montréal). Its starting to be a center of attention for videogames.

Yeah, the last ten years have been crazy! I saw video game studios popping up everywhere in the city! Firsts that come to my mind are Ubisoft, Beenox and Frima...now we have Gearbox!

I think Montreal have quite a lot of studios as well.

 

[FonkyByNature]

Wow, so many studios now in Québec (Québec city + Montréal). Its starting to be a center of attention for videogames.

Yup. Montreal and now Quebec City are videogames mecca's.

 

[ashecitism]

More details from GI.biz



http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-12-11-gearbox-opens-quebec-city-studio

Interesting. At first I thought this would be just to help out with other games like BB or BL3.

 

[shortsFortallPeople]

How are the writers in Quebec City? Are they very meme-y or do they treat writing like a thing that normal people would like?

 

[AtomicShroom]

Ah ben tabarnak!

 

[t0rment]

battleborn is a mistake, i wonder how much it will bomb.

 

[Lord of Castamere]

More details from GI.biz



http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-12-11-gearbox-opens-quebec-city-studio

What I want? Brothers in Arm: Berlin
What we'll get(sarcastically). Duke Nukam: Rebirth
What we'll get(realistically). Borderlands 2.5 The Almost Sequel
Worst Case Scenario. Brothers in Arms: 2320

 

[AtomicShroom]

Wow, so many studios now in Québec (Québec city + Montréal). Its starting to be a center of attention for videogames.

The Quebec government has stated many times that it aims to become America's second Silicon Valley. It gives hefty subventions to tech companies to try and attract them. Seems like it's working quite well.

 

[Mozendo]

What we'll get(realistically). Borderlands 2.5 The Almost Sequel

Lol, had a bad morning but this cracked me up.
Thank you.

 

[EscoBlades]

Wow, so many studios now in Québec (Québec city + Montréal). Its starting to be a center of attention for videogames.

Has been for a while. Tons of studios here in Montreal alone.

 

[nealwinter]

That's great! I can't wait to see what they come out with.

 

[10k]

As long as Randy Pitchford never steps foot into my country I'm down for this.

Those BC, Quebec and Ontario tax breaks for tech companies are paying off.

 

[ashecitism]

This move makes Gearbox one of the biggest independent studios in all of gaming. While developers like DICE (Battlefield) have multiple studios in cities around the world, they are also a part of larger publishers. Gearbox, however, is privately owned. And in that realm, only a few companies — like Valve, Stardock, Jagex, and WayForward — are comparable.

http://venturebeat.com/2015/12/11/b...-opens-studio-in-quebec-to-work-on-new-games/

 

[JaseC]

Interesting. At first I thought this would be just to help out with other games like BB or BL3.

My wild guess is that it'll be working on a Borderlands title to closely follow Borderlands 3 (i.e. release within the following year or two). TPS seems to have done relatively well.

 

[SmoothRunningGun]

Just make Borderlands 3. Stop trying to make this other shit. Do what you're good at.

 

[Kaversmed]

I want a new BiA.

 

[ashecitism]

Was wondering what was up with this after the Battleborn thread. Their Linkedin says they have 51-200 people (lol which is it?), they've been posting jobs for people with UE4 experience and have been tweeting pics of their employees in their offices. Previously it was said:

A representative said the new studio's first task will be leading development on "a new game within one of Gearbox's currently held IP's."

After the failure of BB and BiA not being a priority it has got to be BL. Or I wonder if they could help out with BL3. Gearbox needs a success again.

 

[Razorskin]

I'm coming Randy!

Wow, so many studios now in Québec (Québec city + Montréal). Its starting to be a center of attention for videogames.

Good tax incentives to open a studio there.

 

[Justice_Bolt]

Good! I can't wait for Borderlands 3! I also loved Battleborn so yeah i love Gearbox and i'm happy for them.

 

[BigDug13]

I hate this studio's output outside of Borderlands and I love Borderlands. Just give me some Fing Borderlands already!

 

[The Jackdog]

"hey lets open a new studio after not having a hit for multiple years"

KEEP ON KEEPING ON GEARBOX

 

[Banderdash]

Have they started work on the new Homeworld game?

 

[cHinzo]

New Borderlands or Brothers in Arms hype?!

 

[Menitta]

Ok, serious question: Why are there so many devs studios in Quebec?

Edit: nvm answered above.

 

[vypek]

Was wondering what was up with this after the Battleborn thread. Their Linkedin says they have 51-200 people (lol which is it?), they've been posting jobs for people with UE4 experience and have been tweeting pics of their employees in their offices. Previously it was said:



After the failure of BB and BiA not being a priority it has got to be BL. Or I wonder if they could help out with BL3. Gearbox needs a success again.

Its much easier for LinkedIn and companies to report a "tier" of employees rather than to keep changing it to a specific number. So they probably wont' ever say which/what number it is. At least I don't think they will