I beg to differ with you. What you said is totally empty and based on your personal perception. September 30, 2013 : 500 new jobs at Ubisoft Montreal. http://affaires.lapresse.ca/economie/technologie/201309/29/01-4694553-ubisoft-500-nouveaux-emplois-a-montreal.php June 19 2014 : Ubisoft Montreal CEO Yannis Mallat is unsure…
I wonder how this will affect the plans Ubisoft had to expand to 3500. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/ubisoft-to-expand-montreal-operations-add-jobs/article14600598/ Bit of a shame though, I have been looking at moving to Montreal for awhile. I was gonna try next year but it might pay to see how this…
The thing is, subsidies stimulate the economy in other ways. It's really not as cut and dry as jobs being there, and moving around. For example: Ubisoft Montreal set-up shop in an area of town called the 'Mile End' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile_End,_Montreal The Mile End was a very rundown area of town, that was…
So, apparently Ubisoft and Warner won't be affected by the cuts. Can't find any English article yet, but it's reassuring at the very least. Sucks for the smaller studios, though. http://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/4139dc58-53a4-5937-bf82-53e2ac1c606d%7C_0.html
Sorry for painting the wrong picture. The only Starbucks in Mile End is the one INSIDE of the top floor of Ubisoft behind locked bars. Starbucks simply wouldn't stand a chance against the long-standing Independant Coffee shops. Cafe Olympico, Cafe Myriade, and Cafe Social, are commonly known as 3 of the best coffeeshops in…