Layoff After Layoff Behaviour Interactive laying off approximately 7% of workforce with new "clear ambitions" focus
June 1, 2022 Locational Layoffs Playtika to lay off 250 employees as it closes three development studios London, Los Angeles, and Montreal studios are closing, Helsinki studio considered
April 5, 2022 Siege On The Go Ubisoft unveils Rainbow Six Mobile for iOS and Android Will bring the Rainbow Six Siege experience to mobile devices later this year
January 27, 2022 Growing Games RocketRide partners with Netflix to bring more games Two games brought to the service so far
November 16, 2021 International Expansion Genshin Impact creator Mihoyo opens new Montreal studio Plans to scale to 100 employees within next year
October 20, 2021 Wicket Replaces Wilson Gameloft to launch Lego Star Wars: Castaways on Apple Arcade Arrives exclusively on November 19th
August 11, 2021 Reformed Raccoon Typhoon Studios reforms as Raccoon Logic, backed by Tencent The founding team consists of veterans from Ubisoft, WB Games, EA and more
May 6, 2021 Exit Strategy Stadia sees talent exodus as multiple executives join Jade Raymond's Haven Jumping ship
May 29, 2020 Dontnod Montreal Life is Strange developer Dontnod is opening a new studio in Canada Now hiring in Montréal
December 17, 2019 Three Of A Kind Keywords Studios makes $12 million triple acquisition of Ichi, Kantan and Syllabes "We are delighted to have made three high calibre acquisitions"
November 14, 2019 New Location Update: Voodoo expands 'beyond hyper-casual' with new Montreal studio Mehdi El Moussali will lead the team
November 13, 2019 Testing Times Epic Games suing former Keywords tester for leaking Fortnite Chapter 2 Lucas Johnston worked at Keywords' Montreal office
November 7, 2019 Channeling Outerminds partners with PewDiePie again for Pixelings game Arrives in app stores on November 15th, 2019
October 25, 2019 Not Jaded Google Stadia launches first game studio in Montreal Location will concentrate on making “exclusive, original content”
September 3, 2019 Global Expansion Virtuos expands with new offices in Montreal and South Korea "As we continue our global expansion plan and open new offices around the world our mission remains focused on creating great games”
July 23, 2019 New Studio NetEase opens Montreal studio CEO says city offers “clear advantages and favourable conditions” for international games companies
July 18, 2019 Studio Closure Terraforming Mars developer LuckyHammers closes down 70 staff lose their jobs
July 17, 2019 Site Opening Pole To Win opens Montreal office New location will offer QA, customer service, engineering and translation services
May 10, 2018 International Expansion Kongregate gets first international expansion with Montreal office “Expanding our resources and time zones allows us as a company to be closer to our Canadian and European partners," says CEO Emily Greer
January 25, 2018 Beyond Episodes And Choices Why Ludia thinks What’s Your Story? can turn a new page in the competitive interactive fiction sector Telling new tales
December 12, 2017 Further Research User testing firm Player Research expands its services with new lab in Montreal Former Compulsion and Ubisoft user researcher Morgan Kennedy
October 25, 2017 Big Step Services provider GlobalStep acquires Montreal’s Bug-Tracker Texas firm aims to establish "major presence" in Canada
August 29, 2017 Business Expansion Testing firm Pole To Win opens Canada office New studio set up in Montreal
August 17, 2017 Hibernum Lay Offs Hibernum Creations lays off majority of staff amid "transitional period" More than 100 jobs lost, at least
April 17, 2017 Jobs In Games Jobs in Games: Ludia's Charles Taylor on how to get a job as a Narrative Designer Some top tips for building a career in narrative design
April 7, 2017 Iap Inspector How does Gangstar New Orleans monetise? IAPs from the players' perspective
March 29, 2017 Free To Roam Gameloft on designing an open-world F2P mobile game with no limits in Gangstar New Orleans The Gameloft Montreal team discuss a project two years in the making
January 19, 2017 Get Hired How to get a job at Montreal mobile games studio Ludia HR Director Kim Parkinson shares insights
October 17, 2016 Ludia Enters The Underworld Montreal studio Ludia nabs rights for Underworld mobile game Releases collectible card game
August 2, 2016 New York To Montreal Jesse Divnich leaves Tilting Point to join Hibernum as VP of Product Former Tilting Point and EEDAR man confident for Hibernum's future
June 7, 2016 Games First, Funding Later Cloudcade on why raising money mustn't get between you and a great game Johan Eile on maintaining focus
May 2, 2016 2017 And Beyond Why Behaviour Interactive is committing to big-brand midcore for the next 3 years VP of mobile publishing Jimmy Gendron thinks big
April 29, 2016 Talk Talk Montreal International Game Summit 2016 call for speakers ends 30 May Talking in Montreal
January 19, 2016 Harder Than It Looks Square Enix Montreal's Patrick Naud on transitioning from triple-A console to mobile dev New tricks
December 9, 2015 New Behaviour Updated: Looks like Bethesda has hired the original Fallout Shelter dev team, setting up a new Montreal studio Yves Lachance leads the charge
October 21, 2015 Hooked Up Fishlabs to publish yet-to-be-announced game from Canadian dev Hibernum Creations Sixth deal
September 30, 2015 Canada Calling Pitch your game at the Big Indie Pitch at Montreal International Game Summit 2015 Give your game the boost it deserves
August 7, 2015 Birdie's The Word Behaviour Interactive pulls Jason Dufner for Pro Feel Golf Android launch Sporting superstars muscle in on mobile action
June 16, 2015 Staying Premium? Square Enix reveals stylised puzzler Lara Croft Go for mobile Tomb Raider in the style of Hitman Go
March 9, 2015 Quality Drive Saturation of supply is behind mobile's drive to triple-A, says Behaviour VP The industry needs to get serious
February 16, 2015 Rejoignez-nous Execution Labs launches GamePlaySpace to coalesce Montreal indie game devs The non-profit will unite indie studios under one roof
January 29, 2015 Accelerate Execution Labs reveals new international line-up, including PewDiePie game Montreal braces for intense game development program
January 12, 2015 Next Step Behaviour on coming to triple-A mobile with HOME, Pro Feel Golf and Zombie Farm Exec Jimmy Gendron on plans for 2015
January 12, 2015 Resurrected Behaviour Interactive steps up to mobile, acquiring Zombie Farm IP Canadian dev enters new market
January 12, 2015 Ubijobs Ubisoft graduate program opens for 2015 business Opportunity to work with a top studio somewhere in the world
November 11, 2014 Investment Execution Labs to boost indie outreach internationally after raising $6 million Canadian media giant Corus leads the way
October 13, 2014 Virtual Reality Vrvana cancels Totem virtual reality headset Kickstarter campaign Opts for a retail version pre-order instead
October 8, 2014 Investment IDG Capital drops $1.55 million on Cloudcade to drive F2P innovation Seed round complete