Description: The video game industry is well established in Québec: since the 1980s, we have been making a name for ourselves through creativity and innovation.
The video game industry here has a long history: Québec has been earning a reputation for its creativity and innovation in the field since the 1980s. In 2016, there were some 230 companies operating in or around the video game industry and related fields.
Visual effects company Scanline VFX opened a studio in Montréal in July 2018. This is the German company’s fifth studio; it also has offices in Vancouver, Los Angeles and Stuttgart. Scanline VFX joins other visual effects studios such as Double Negative, Mathematic Studio and Framestore, which also chose to settle in Montréal.
Since the Assassin’s Creed franchise was created in 2007, Ubisoft has sold millions of copies of this game around the globe. In September 2017, the French multinational announced a $780-million investment, the creation of 1,000 jobs and two new studios in Québec over the next 10 years. This is the company’s most ambitious growth plan since it arrived in Québec in 1997.