Funcom establishes new development studio in Montr

Wahlgren · Sep 2009

http://www.funcom.com/wsp/funcom/frontend.cgi?func=publish.show&func_id=1361&table=CONTENT

Finally official. So. Um. Hello montreal. I´m notorious p.i.g and I´m gonna fuck up your city.

brandoom · Sep 2009

Montreal is a crazy city. Especially if you can't/don't speak french.

Mongrelman · Sep 2009

From what I hear, no one in Canada actually speaks 'french'.

b1ll · Sep 2009

We speak Quebecois. FRENCH-CANADIAN. k thanks.

Wahlgren · Sep 2009

Well it´s about goddamn time they start speaking english then! I did! ;O

brandoom · Sep 2009

French-Canadien isn't it?

ChaosEidolon · Sep 2009

I think it's a matter of pride...the more you try to force em, the more they will insist they don't speak english. On the up side, their profanities are fun to yell...Tabarnaque!!

Farfarer · Sep 2009

Nice. So, uh, any chance you guys can take over The Secret World and let Ragnar get back on to making Dreamfall Chapters? :P

almighty_gir · Sep 2009

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Murdoc · Sep 2009

I just moved to montreal and was talking with a friend at funcom and he mentioned this a few days ago, I was like wow. Montreal is the new Vancouver (since it's dying)

Wahlgren · Sep 2009

Talon wrote: »

Nice. So, uh, any chance you guys can take over The Secret World and let Ragnar get back on to making Dreamfall Chapters? :P

Pff dreamfall. Fuck that shit. Hehe

I´m a TSW´er and there will be a TSW-group in montreal. So sign up and work with assholes like me.

TWilson · Sep 2009

Murdoc wrote: »

I just moved to montreal and was talking with a friend at funcom and he mentioned this a few days ago, I was like wow. Montreal is the new Vancouver (since it's dying)

Vancouver's not dying... It's quite the opposite. It's thriving and it's WAY TOO EXPENSIVE. That's one reason Montreal may become a more popular target for expansions. There's also better tax relief for game developers there afaik.

JacqueChoi · Sep 2009

Mun Tree All. Home of the videogame tax breaks.

Makes me wonder how long it's gonna last. I have trouble believing the province that bleeds the most money in Canada, can maintain a 50%+ subsidy on salaries.

Ben Apuna · Sep 2009

Ok I know next to nothing about Canada, it's taxes, or economics for that matter. I've got the impression that taxes in Canada are quite high at least more so than the US. Won't they make their money back in income and sales taxes from the employees that will be living there and spending their money locally. Sort of a trickle down then back up effect?

dur23 · Sep 2009

JacqueChoi wrote: »

Mun Tree All. Home of the videogame tax breaks.

Makes me wonder how long it's gonna last. I have trouble believing the province that bleeds the most money in Canada, can maintain a 50%+ subsidy on salaries.

45% of the federal arts and entertainment fund. Although i'm still convinced that money is almost entirely spent on dubbing family guy and the simpsons into quebecoinese.

downarmy · Sep 2009

Man this is nuts i am getting my diploma in december but my girlfriend wants to move to vancouver is there any jobs in van?

RyanB · Sep 2009

Way more jobs in Montreal and Toronto these days. It's picking up a bit in Vancouver but nothing compared to the East. Parlez-vous francais?

Farfarer · Sep 2009

Notorious P.I.G wrote: »

Pff dreamfall. Fuck that shit. Hehe

I´m a TSW´er and there will be a TSW-group in montreal. So sign up and work with assholes like me.

I'm seriously excited about TSW (I'm scared of it, too, it may just eat my life up if it lives up to the promises) but I've been waiting for Dreamfall Chapters for aaaaages

Wahlgren · Sep 2009

Then take the test talon. http://www.darkdaysarecoming.com/

Murdoc · Sep 2009

TWilson wrote: »

Vancouver's not dying... It's quite the opposite. It's thriving and it's WAY TOO EXPENSIVE. That's one reason Montreal may become a more popular target for expansions. There's also better tax relief for game developers there afaik.

Yeah, so in other words it's dying, combine that with the unionizing of the fx industry there and it's going to tank.

TWilson · Sep 2009

Murdoc wrote: »

Yeah, so in other words it's dying, combine that with the unionizing of the fx industry there and it's going to tank.

Well, no. It's thriving. It's just expensive. So if you're here you have to be really good or on the outskirts. We have many successful studios here and new one's still popping up despite and as a result of layoffs from the bloated giants over the past year.

On the other hand Montreal is cheap to live and rent space and additionally there are some great tax breaks. So they're likely to continue growing. Which doesn't mean that anyone else is dying... this is still a growing industry.

Jay Evans · Sep 2009

ummm no. It's not going to tank here anytime soon. Thats just retarded.

downarmy · Sep 2009

so i should stay in mtl?

Murdoc · Sep 2009

Boy, do people defend Vancouver like it was there mother and the thread is being pretty derailed. The city isn't going to tank because it's a nice place and popular, I'm just saying it's not doing too hot and I wouldn't call it thriving based on what is going on there and the amount of people that are leaving because of it.

I'm sure it'll do well in the future, but I'd call it stangnating at best.

JacqueChoi · Sep 2009

Talon wrote: »

I'm seriously excited about TSW (I'm scared of it, too, it may just eat my life up if it lives up to the promises) but I've been waiting for Dreamfall Chapters for aaaaages

Dude, I waited 7 years between TLJ and Dreamfall.

As much as I'd kill to play the next installment, it'll probably be a while.

TheWinterLord · Sep 2009

I guess i will say congrats to Funcom and to the job oportunities it will open up for people.

Will that studio also focus on MMOS?

unrelated: im going to Montreal for 6 weeks, flying sunday! :P

Wahlgren · Sep 2009

Yeah winterlord. Noticed how all my contacts suddenly said "Kanada next woo!" I know some of your people! Mwahaha

Anyway. As far as i know the next studio will be MMO´s aswell. The tsw team will be both there and in oslo. Straight from the mouth of ragnar. Seeing how i will be in canada aswell i sure as hell hope so.

I´m at the beijing studio right now though

onionhead_o · Sep 2009

nice good to hear that studios are expanding. I would love to work at this place after seeing the secret world trailers. does anyone know if they are in early stages or just planning to open new studio in montreal. cuz i was to apply.

Funcom establishes new development studio in Montr

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