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Ubisoft: Splinter Cell Franchise Xbox 360 Exclusive 'Until Further Notice'
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Ubisoft: Splinter Cell Franchise Xbox 360 Exclusive 'Until Further Notice'

Posted on 2009/10/29 BY KYLE WYNEN

Splinter Cell has long been an on-and-off multiplatform series. Originally debuting on the Xbox, the series later made its way to Sony and Nintendo's platforms as well. Splinter Cell: Conviction however is currently exclusive to the Xbox 360, a departure of where the series previously was heading.

Ubisoft have announced that Conviction will not be the last installment into the franchise, so naturally questions have been raised about whether future titles will also be Xbox 360 exclusive. We managed to catch up with Yannis Mallat, the CEO of Ubisoft's Toronto and Montreal studios, at the recent GameON: Finance conference to ask him his opinion on the matter,

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Ubisoft Montreal & Toronto CEO to Headline DIG London Conference

Posted on 2009/10/17 BY KYLE WYNEN

Yannis Mallat, CEO of Ubisoft Montreal & Toronto, has been announced to headline the London, Ontario based games conference, DIG London (Digital Interactive Gaming London). 2009 marks DIG's second year, with the conference open to members of the gaming industry and post-secondary students. More »


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Jade Raymond To Lead Ubisoft Toronto

Posted on 2009/08/31 BY KYLE WYNEN

From Montreal, Ubisoft has announced the appointment of Jade Raymond as head of their new Ubisoft Toronto studio. The Toronto studio is due to open by year's end, creating some 800 jobs in the next several years. More »


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Ubisoft Opening Toronto Development Studio

Posted on 2009/07/07 BY KYLE WYNEN

Ubisoft has announced that they will be opening their newest studio in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, thanks to generous investment by the Government of Ontario to the tune of $263 Million (CAD). The new studio will be Ubisoft's fourth Canadian studio, and also the first studio owned by a major publisher to be developed in the Province of Ontario. Traditionally Vancouver and Montreal have been Canada's two video game development hubs, with Toronto nowhere near either city in terms of video game development employees. More »