Funcom opening game development studio in Montreal

By michel Sep 1st 2009 in Jobs, video games

Norwegian based game publisher/developer Funcom is the latest multinational corporation to take advantage of the tax credits and other provincial government incentives offered to game companies setting up shop in Quebec. Their new Montreal studio was created with help from Investissement Quebec and, according to the CBC, is expected to create 100-150 new jobs in the next 18 months. There are not yet any Montreal specific job postings on Funcom’s website.

Funcom are perhaps best known for their MMORPGs Age of Conan and Anarchy Online. They are currently working on an expansion for Age of Conan and a brand new MMO called The Secret World. Their press release states that this new studio will be involved with both of these projects.

(Via Gamasutra)

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mtltech September 02, 2009

[mtw] Funcom opening game development studio in Montreal http://bit.ly/2ZodNI

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Julien September 17, 2009

Job postings have popped up on Funcom’s website for Montreal. Most are open until mid-October.

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Brad Hasbni August 01, 2010

Yes I think It’s good.I have one.

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Vi da November 01, 2011

“It has been a pleasure for us to work with Investissement Québec in setting up our Montréal studio and we are very thankful for the strong support they have given us throughout this process,” says Ole Schreiner, CEO of Funcom’s new Montréal studio. “We are excited about the opportunity that Montréal represents to our company, not only because of the great incentives offered by Québec, but also the authorities’ strong commitment to training qualified video games personnel and building a video games cluster in Montreal and Quebec.”

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