Ubisoft sets up in Singapore

Publisher to open the doors on its 18th internal studio this summer, hopes to grow latest operation to a staff of 300.

Few publishers can boast a development workforce as disparately displaced as that of Ubisoft. Today the Paris-based publisher further expanded its global reach with the announcement of Ubisoft Singapore, the company's 18th internal development studio.

Set to open this summer in the science and tech high-rise business park known as Fusionopolis, Ubisoft Singapore will be headed up by general manager Olivier de Rotalier, previously the director of the publisher's internal studios' cost-control efforts. The studio will be the latest intercontinental feather in Ubisoft's cap, joining development teams in Canada, Spain, China, Romania, and the UK.

A team of Ubisoft veterans will help get the Singapore studio off the ground and train its new recruits, with the ultimate goal of growing the location to a staff of 300. Once the new hires are up to speed, Ubisoft Singapore will work with the publisher's other internal studios on console and handheld games.

As for why the publisher chose Singapore for its latest expansion, Ubisoft said the decision was based on a combination of factors, including a thriving local development industry, strong educational institutions, and the government's "demonstrated willingness to work closely with industry actors and its strong support." Ubisoft has embraced development studios in countries where it can benefit from tax benefits, grants, or lowered cost structures.

21 Comments

  • azizrulez

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 1:37 am PT

    I really hope india is the next,having ubisoft right here in india would be awesome

  • bradly_2795

    Posted Feb 13, 2008 6:59 pm PT

    Now taking bets on next studio location.....taking....taking.,....Hawaii?.,.....ok i have $200 on Hawaii.....Lol ok but this is a good thing I guess

  • DOGglee

    Posted Feb 13, 2008 10:04 am PT

    wo good..

  • 02sfraser

    Posted Feb 13, 2008 9:20 am PT

    with a staff of 300 there not short of programmers/ desginers etc. lets just hope the produce good games

  • sirkibble2

    Posted Feb 13, 2008 8:12 am PT

    I hope this studio puts out some good stuff. ^_^

  • X-RS

    Posted Feb 13, 2008 6:23 am PT

    now tell us about prince of persia!

  • invadernick

    Posted Feb 12, 2008 11:42 pm PT

    yay :{D thats my country !

  • Zerosumgame

    Posted Feb 12, 2008 10:48 pm PT

    Singapore is a small city, I am not sure why they want it there, perhaps closer to the satay bbq.

  • razu_gamer

    Posted Feb 12, 2008 3:00 pm PT

    Ubisoft, where is the news on Red Steel 2??

  • JackfnBurton

    Posted Feb 12, 2008 2:45 pm PT

    I started to write something, but then I realized there are some things about which it isn't necessary to have an opinion. LOL

  • okassar

    Posted Feb 12, 2008 2:29 pm PT

    Lolz,I doubt those factors are for real,they just wanted to work in an exotic spot.

  • RaiKageRyu

    Posted Feb 12, 2008 2:17 pm PT

    Singapore very good lah.

  • haesuse

    Posted Feb 12, 2008 2:02 pm PT

    i really dont see how you guys think this is good news. they are spreading even thinner, and instead of concentraing efforts on new IP's, they are gonna marginalize their dev stuidos and start putting out sub-par new IP's while making money off big game sequels.
    Those old enough to have followed EA thru last 20 yrs. will know that this is pretty much the same thing they did, and now EA is wal-mart of gaming imo!

  • Chief_Kuuni

    Posted Feb 12, 2008 1:42 pm PT

    huge news people, games for less cost

  • Dirk13

    Posted Feb 12, 2008 1:18 pm PT

    Industry actors?? do they mean vocie actors or actual developers in the industry???

  • IIBlackknightII

    Posted Feb 12, 2008 1:04 pm PT

    Cool.

  • carllfc

    Posted Feb 12, 2008 1:03 pm PT

    Sounds like they know what theyre doing. xD

  • connor93

    Posted Feb 12, 2008 12:38 pm PT

    what nintendus said

  • Lord_Regnier

    Posted Feb 12, 2008 11:47 am PT

    Sounds good.

  • Unknownmuncher

    Posted Feb 12, 2008 11:04 am PT

    i agree with nintendus21

  • Nintendus21

    Posted Feb 12, 2008 10:37 am PT

    That's good. Now to make some more quality games for us gamers.

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