In order to reproduce the success Ubisoft had with their Montreal studio, the company plans to invest $500m (R3,86 billion) into their growing Toronto division.
Ubisoft Montreal are credited with front-running games for the company, such as the Assassin’s Creed and Prince of Persia series, and the developing/publishing house wants their new development studio to be of the calibre of their leading branch.
The Toronto studio, which was founded in 2009 by ex-Assassin’s Creed producer Jade Raymond, is currently working on Rainbow Six: Patriots, the long awaited next instalment in the Tom Clancy series; along with a new unannounced Splinter Cell game.
The studio has around 210 programmers and designers, with the boost planning to take the development team to over 800 in the next ten years.
The Ontario government are also recognising the studio’s contribution by throwing in another $266 million USD (over R2 billion) over the next decade.
So start expecting big things from Ubisoft Toronto, as their mandate is to produce the company’s next big IP within the foreseeable future.
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500 million for a new Splinter Cell and a new Rainbow Six? SOMEONE PINCH ME! I MUST BE DREAMING!!!! What awesome news!
Just please don’t let the new splinter cell be full of game-wrecking bugs like the last one was!