Jean-François Boivin has reportedly also been fired from Ubisoft alongside Patrice Désilets. Both of these men worked on Assassin’s Creed in the past. A reason as to why has not been made public and probably never will. However, it has been stated Désilets…
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Jean-François Boivin Also Fired From Ubisoft
Tagged with: Assassin's Creed, creed, Good faith, Jean-François Boivin, Montreal, Patrice Desilets, THQ, ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal
Posted in Business / Industry, Games, News
Posted in Business / Industry, Games, News
Patrice Désilets Kicked Out From Ubisoft
Patrice Désilets has left Ubisoft. He joined Ubisoft in March, but has ultimately been terminated from the game. Game Informer stated that Ubisoft gave this statement (before Patrice’s statement): The acquisition of THQ Montréal in January allowed Ubisoft to welcome…
Tagged with: game informer, games, Good faith, Montreal, Patrice, Patrice Desilets, THQ, ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal
Posted in Business / Industry, Games, News
Posted in Business / Industry, Games, News
Batman: Arkham Origins Detailed, Kevin Conroy Not Reprising Role As Batman
Details surrounding Batman: Arkham Origins has been released by several publications, mainly GamesMaster, Videogame, and NAG Magazine. A summary of the most important details can be found below the cut. Most interesting comes from NAG Magazine, which claims that Kevin Conroy will not be…
Tagged with: Arkham Origins, batman, batman: arkham city, Batman: Arkham Origins, dark knight, Deathstroke, games, GamesMaster, kevin conroy, Montreal, NAG Magazine, rocksteady studio, Rupert Thorne, Warner Bros
Posted in Games, News
Posted in Games, News
EA’s E3 2013 Press Conference Dated
EA’s E3 2013 press conference has been dated. Like previous years it will take place on the Monday the show is scheduled to start, which is on June 10th. The time set for the conference is at 1 PM PT. Furthermore, Ubisoft has confirmed…
Tagged with: Archaeology, Conferences, E3, EA, electronic arts, Monday, Montreal, News conference, Social Sciences, ubisoft
Posted in Games, News
Posted in Games, News
Thief Won’t Feature Competitive Multiplayer
Thief will not be featuring competitive multiplayer, but it will be an online co-op mode. Game Informer asked Eidos Montreal‘s Stephane Roy and lead level designer Daniel Windfeld Schmidt during a podcast. Below is a transcript of the podcast: Eidos Guy 1:…
Tagged with: Daniel Windfeld Schmidt, Eidos Interactive, Eidos Montreal, GameInformer, games, Montreal, Multiplayer video game, Podcast, square enix, Stephane Roy, thief
Posted in Games, News
Posted in Games, News
Patrice Desilets Makes His Return to Ubisoft
Patrice Desilets will be making his return to Ubisoft after the THQ collapse. Desilets return was confirmed by officials. The return was spawned due to Ubisoft’s acquirement of THQ Montreal where Desilet previously worked. “We are very pleased to welcome…
Tagged with: Assassin's Creed, Desilet, Montreal, Patrice Desilets, THQ, THQ Montreal, ubisoft
Posted in Business / Industry, Games, Internet, News
Posted in Business / Industry, Games, Internet, News
BioWare Refrains from Calling New Game “Mass Effect 4″
BioWare is not going to call the next Mass Effect game “Mass Effect 4.” According to a post in the official forum, doing so would be a disservice towards the game. Chris Priestly said the following: To call the next…
Tagged with: Bioware, BioWare Montreal, Characters of the Mass Effect universe, Chris Priestly, games, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 3, Mass Effect 4, Montreal, Shepard, twitter, Video Games, World War I, World War II, Yanick Roy
Posted in Games, News
Posted in Games, News
Funcom’s Beijing Studio Shuts Down
Funcom has laid off employees over at its Beijing studio. The studio mainly focused on developing art and animation for The Secret World. The layoffs are not a big surprise per say, as we’ve known about Funcom’s plans to shut down various studios…
Tagged with: Age of Conan, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, Anarchy Online, Beijing, Funcom, Funcom employees, Funcom HQ, Funcom industry, Funcom staff layoffs, Funcom's Beijing, Gamespot, Layoff, Montreal, North Carolina, Raleigh North Carolina, Secret World, The Secret World
Posted in Business / Industry, Games, News
Posted in Business / Industry, Games, News
Funcom’s Beijing Studio Shuts Down
Funcom has laid off employees over at its Beijing studio. The studio mainly focused on developing art and animation for The Secret World. The layoffs are not a big surprise per say, as we’ve known about Funcom’s plans to shut down various studios…
Tagged with: Age of Conan, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, Anarchy Online, Beijing, Funcom, Funcom employees, Funcom HQ, Funcom industry, Funcom staff layoffs, Funcom's Beijing, Gamespot, Layoff, Montreal, North Carolina, Raleigh North Carolina, Secret World, The Secret World
Posted in Business / Industry, Games, News
Posted in Business / Industry, Games, News
Mass Effect 4′s Preliminary Release Date Inaccurate
We previously reported that Mass Effect 4 may be released as soon as 2014. However, the website who conducted the interview has removed the interview since an unknown EA rep denied the interview was credible. Gamer Syndrome which published this…
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