Ubisoft opening new studio in Sao Paulo, Brazil

24 Comments by Alexander Sliwinski Jun 24th 2008 6:30PM
Filed under: Culture, Business

Ubisoft announced today that it'll open a new studio in Sao Paulo, Brazil. According to GameDaily, this addition means the publisher now has studios on five continents (what, no Antarctica studio?). This follows the recently announced opening of a new campus in Casablanca, Morocco.

The publisher hopes to get the studio rolling in July with about 20 developers and grow it tenfold over the next four years into a 200-member team. Ubisoft notes the new location will begin by working with other studios on "family-oriented titles" for consoles and handhelds.

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elamhut: Jun 24th 2008; 6:40PM

YEEESSS AS A STUDENT IN BRAZIL CURSING GAME DESIGN ON MY UNIVESITY, I MUST SAY THAT THIS IS THE BEST NEWS SINCE THE WORLD WAS MADE!!!!!!!!!

AND THE BEST IS THAT THE STUDIO IS 15-20 MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE!

Omfg, how i LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE Ubisoft!

Gag Halfrunt: Jun 24th 2008; 6:41PM

Best. Photoshop. Evar.

Anam: Jun 24th 2008; 6:43PM

Agreed.

Trickob: Jun 24th 2008; 6:55PM

That movie is F-ed up...

boxmyth: Jun 24th 2008; 7:24PM

Agreed agreed.

dayuse: Jun 24th 2008; 7:34PM

Oh, hells yes!

elementus: Jun 24th 2008; 6:43PM

That image is all kinds of win.

Arlen: Jun 24th 2008; 6:44PM

Greatest. Photoshop. Ever.
Are there any other major game companies with studios in Brazil or Morocco? I'm just wondering why they would locate there.

Spirit-of: Jun 24th 2008; 6:57PM

Agreeance.

Anam: Jun 24th 2008; 8:17PM

I guess I'll agree with you too. Why not?

blahblahbloo: Jun 24th 2008; 7:00PM

Does this mean the Arabic in Assassin's Creed 2 isn't going to all be horribly butchered?

DVersion: Jun 24th 2008; 8:11PM

My fave Terry Gilliam movie

juju187: Jun 24th 2008; 8:29PM

brazilian orgy the game

EmerDG: Aug 9th 2008; 10:37AM

Hey guy... Don't say that about Brazil...
That kind of point of view is a lie!
I saw orgy in every world by E!Chanel! And they never show us...¬¬

Sami: Jun 24th 2008; 8:29PM

Good news, good news!!!

Carlitos Colon: Jun 24th 2008; 8:50PM

Oh yeah. I bet those guys are gonna get a lot of work done down there. Nooooooo distractions in that place. None at all.

NamePending: Jun 24th 2008; 11:14PM

Braaaaa-zilllll.....

Greatest photoshop of all time.

samfish: Jun 24th 2008; 11:36PM

Brazil is such a fucking AWESOME movie. The theme song alone makes it awesome. I had to watch it like 3 times before it made any sense to me.

Phylicus: Jun 25th 2008; 2:09AM

Just be careful of being kidnapped, and having your ear cut off; and the government corruption; and the poverty. Sao Paulo, Brazil is a pretty crummy place. Hope the developers have the swag to get their cars bullet-proofed.

Dan: Jun 25th 2008; 6:00AM

that's the best picture I've ever seen in my life.

Beddoes: Jun 25th 2008; 7:53AM

With added Bob Hoskins

"I've been listening to pipes all my life"

Super Mario Bros. was just as confusing as Brazil.

Bo: Jun 25th 2008; 2:32PM

Why doesn't Ubisoft commission a soccer franchise to be developed at their Sao Paulo studio? A Brazilian developer would make the best soccer game in the history of ever.

Ibere: Jun 25th 2008; 3:04PM

Good news. Good to know I would have a chance to finally get a job in a video game company in this shithole that is São Paulo. I'll send my resumé ASAP!

Ibere: Jun 25th 2008; 3:04PM

Good news. Good to know I would have a chance to finally get a job in a video game company in this shithole that is São Paulo. I'll send my resumé ASAP!

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