PUBG maker opens first Canadian studio in Montreal, led by ex-Ubisoft dev

South Korea-based PUBG writer Krafton has opened its first Canadian studio in Montreal.

The appropriately named Krafton Montreal is engaged on a sport based mostly on the Korean fantasy novel, The Fowl That Drinks Tears.

Krafton Montreal will probably be led by Patrik Méthé, a Ubisoft Montreal veteran who co-directed Far Cry 3, 4 and 5. The workforce is at present made up of 15 individuals however goals to develop as much as 150 over the subsequent three years. A number of the different former Ubisoft workers that Méthé has introduced with him thus far embody sport director Frédéric Duroc (Prince of Persia), producer Benoit Frappier (Rainbow Six) and know-how director Martin Paradis (Murderer’s Creed).

It’s not but clear what sort of sport the untitled venture will find yourself being, because the workforce remains to be within the early phases, Méthé told GamesIndustry.biz. Nonetheless, it’s confirmed to be a single-player title.

Apparently, Méthé additionally instructed the publication that he was “very, very concerned” within the tabletop RPG area, at one level even proudly owning his personal retailer promoting Dungeons and Dragons merchandise. Due to this fact, the venture might draw inspiration from such IPs.

Méthé was introduced onto Krafton in October 2022, and since then has been on the lookout for a devoted workplace area for the workforce. It stays to be seen the place Krafton Montreal will in the end arrange store.

Regardless, Krafton is the most recent in an ever-growing listing of studios to develop into Montreal. With practically 20,000 employees throughout 200-plus studios, town is without doubt one of the high 5 greatest sport improvement hubs on the planet, per the financial improvement company Montreal Worldwide. Profitable tax incentives and a deep pool of developer expertise have made town a very interesting hub for the gaming business.

A number of the main publishers in Montreal embody the aforementioned Ubisoft, Warner Bros. (Gotham Knights), Eidos (Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy), EA Motive (the recent Dead Space remake) and Behaviour Interactive (Dead by Daylight).

Collectively, they’ve helped Canada as a complete develop into the third-largest producer of video games on the planet, behind solely the U.S. and Japan. In whole, the national games sector contributes $5.5 billion to Canada’s GDP annually.

Krafton, in the meantime, has two different studios in North America: the California-based groups Hanging Distance (the current Callisto Protocol) and Unknown Worlds Leisure (Subnautica).

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