Kotaku: Montreal

Deus Ex Was, at One Stage, Meant To Be Even Bigger

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 07:00:00 EDT

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution is, by today's standards at least, a pretty big game. It took me around 35 hours to finish it. But did you know at the planning stage it was meant to be even bigger? More »

Assassin's Creed Designer 'Did Everything He Needed to Do' Before Leaving

Owen Good — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:00:00 EDT

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When Patrice Désilets, the former creative director of Assassin's Creed, abruptly left the game, it left the impression that he was unhappy with Ubisoft's plans to pump out another sequel so soon. Not true, says a friend and colleague. More »

THQ Promising Big-Name Signings (But Who Could They Be?)

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:30:00 EDT

Publisher THQ is going after the "core" market hard. In addition to an existing stable of talent like Relic (Company of Heroes), the publisher has signed Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki for a game. So, who's next? More »

Creative Boss is Said to Walk Out on Assassin's Creed

Owen Good — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:00:00 EDT

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Game Informer is reporting that Patrice Désilets, the creative director for Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed, may have left his job just as the publisher is speeding the sequelization of the very successful franchise. More »

Warner's New Montréal Studio to Make D.C. Games

Owen Good — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:20:00 EDT

A report says Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, the publisher behind Scribblenauts and F.E.A.R. 2, will open a studio in Montréal to focus on developing games based on the Warner-owned D.C. Comics franchises. More »

THQ Makes A Move Into Montreal

Mike Fahey — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:20:00 EST

The game industry job market in Quebec gets another shot in the arm today, as THQ announces plans to open a massive development studio in Montreal, with plans to create more than 400 new jobs over the next five years. More »

Funcom Brings The Fun To Montreal

Mike Fahey — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:20:00 EDT

Incentive programs, an excellent talent pool, and that famous Canadian hospitality has MMO developer Funcom setting up a new development house in Montreal. More »

Video Game Voice Actor Released From Hospital, Returns Home

Jim Reilly — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:20:00 EST

Michael Rudder, voice actor for video games such as Prince of Persia and Splinter Cell, was finally released from an Indian hospital yesterday after being shot during a terrorist attack in Mumbai last month. More »

Weird Artistic Timewaster of the Day: Passage

Maggie Greene — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:00:25 EST

We mentioned Kokoromi's Gamma 256 event a while back, run during the Montreal International Games Festival. Ian Bogost (over at Water Cooler Games) gave a nod to one of the game entries for the contest (which encouraged the smallest/most irregular aspect ratio, with the caveat that resolution could not exceed 256X256) called Passage, a sweet memento mori game that's one of those loose, free, and arty little diversions. There are Mac, Windows, and Linux versions over the the Passage site, and even a note from Jason Rohrer to read after you play the game. It's a weird little game, but sweet, and worth spending a couple of minutes with. But weird. Just remember you can move in all directions. More »

Design Contest: Gamma 256

Maggie Greene — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 17:30:55 EDT

For those of you with a hankering to design a game with as low a resolution as you can manage, the Kokoromi collective has the challenge for you: design a simple, pick-up-and-play game that has a resolution no greater than 256 X 256. Entries close 1 November, and the winning game will be fêted during the Gamma 256 party at the Montreal International Game Summit on 28 November. The guidelines are after the jump. More »

Mario Graffiti In Montreal

Maggie Greene — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 16:30:11 EDT

'Radical Edward' sent on these photos he took in Montreal of a whole big wall of Mario-themed graffiti with a rather wicked sense of humor. Princess Peach with a baby carriage and 'Luigé Vuitton', indeed. More »

Assassin's Creed Hits This Nov

Brian Crecente — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:42:07 EDT

It's finally official: Assassin's Creed will be hitting both the PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 worldwide this November. More »

Montreal Gunman Played Super Columbine Massacre

kotaku.com — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 13:40:26 EDT

It's a pretty distressing day for gaming. First, Tyrone Spellman beat a 17 month old child to death when she knocked over his console. And now, news reports indicate that Kimveer Gill — the gunman responsible for yesterday's Montreal shooting spree — was influenced by the home-brew game Super Columbine Massacre. More »

EA Vs. Ubi: An Employee's Persective

Brian Crecente — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 14:00:30 EST

The letter sent from the top dog at EA Montreal to the head cheese at Ubi Montreal, has stirred a lot of emotions inside both companies. More »

Fact: EA Gets Nasty with Ubi

Brian Crecente — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 10:00:13 EST

PrimoTech got their hands on a letter written by Alain Tescan, GM of EA Montreal, to Martin Tremblay, the top cheese at Ubisoft Montreal. More »