Square Enix expanding in Montreal

Très bien!

Good news indeed, they deserve this, Human Revolution was amazing.

Hopefully they are still hiring when I get out of college! It would be pretty cool to work on some of the games they have the licenses to, but we just got a new Deus Ex, now we get a new Hitman, whats next will developers also grace us with a new Earthbound and System Shock? The future looks bright enough

I want Deus Ex 3 (picking up where Deus Ex 2 left off). :)

Canadas protectionism doesn't seem to work well with silicon knights.

Generally speaking, its funny how sometimes people forget Eidos had a lot of quality IP under their belt before they were bought by Square-Enix. Forgetting about the Tomb Raider series, Legacy of Kain series, Timesplitters, or Arkham Asylum (before Warner Bros bought Rocksteady) to name just a few (though I admit i never liked Hitman much =/). Sure, there were a few stinkers in there (Hi Kane & Lynch), but they delivered plenty of memorable gaming experiences over the years and it made me very happy when Square-Enix acquired them. I have great confidence in Eidos' future, more than ever, and am still aching in anticipation for that new Tomb Raider joint next year. Can't wait. The Canadian Government has done well to provide incentives for developers while other countries are still failing to support business, large and small, in this ever-growing 100+ billion dollar industry. Canadians are attracting more Japanese, European and American developers and creating plenty of local jobs too - and the benefit to the Canadian economy will be a boon in years to come. Kudos to Canada. They've finally redeemed themselves from Celine Dion and Bryan Adams, and all is forgiven.

YES! More hitman.

Great news for us Canadians. :) Moving there next year.

Great news! Now focus on making another great Deus Ex game please :)

Did they REALLY not get the real guy to voice act for 47? He still looks more like him than ever before. I don't get it.

For xbox 360 it looks awesome !

EIDOS ???

though eidos has never given a blockbuster game i hope absolution will be...

glad to see at least one gaming company expanding instead of cutting jobs!

Only hearing the name of Square Enix causes me an allergic reaction, other than that it's very positive that they give jobs to the Canadian developers.

Great news for Canadian developers :)

GOOD move made by Square .....I am happy that Eidos and Square are reviving old games like Thief , Deus Ex and Hitman

No surprise. I worked at Eidos Montreal. A lot of ex Ubisoft Montreal members there. Was quite small, so it was expected to make new jobs after DE HR. Thief should be great too, with DE HR stealth system + :) They take their time to make quality games, that's all it takes. Don't rush like Ubi, they really shot themselves in the foot this gen, killing off pop, Sc and many more.

Deus Ex: HR is a great game. I'm happy to see SquareEnix taking strong strides to support the people who made it. Growing the Montreal studio is a smart move. Way to go!

Eidos Montreal is shaping up to be a great studio. This is very good news indeed.

Any news from Eidos Montreal is good news! Those guys have definitely earned my respect. :D

Square did a wonderful job when they acquired Eidos and let them work on Deus Ex, the new Tomb Raider and the new Hitman game. Where Capcom is desperately trying hard to Westernize their IPs and thus alienating most of their fan base. Square did a very wise decision on buying Eidos and let them work on what they do best and not interfering much. Kudos Square I am looking forward to the new Hitman and Tomb Raider.

This is exactly how to create a sequel. It looks like all aspects off previous Hitman games are getting improved or revamped. I hope this turns out well.

Agent47 Future founder of modern time Assassin Creed. Desmond would do well to follow his teachings.

wish they would expand into making a good final fantasy game

Im all for creating more jobs, but I wish they would have done so here in US. Regardless this has to be one of the better SE news of this year.

If they keep the quality up then all will be well.

Yay for job creation!

hey pay up square enix..u still owe me my ffv13

A new Thief game would be awesome! Bring back a real stealth game.

More Deus Ex games please...

Been waiting for the next installment of hitman for ages! Finally!

I want my taxes back.

Yes! another great employer for when I'm out of college :) I hope they will hire anytime soon.

@soulless4now That would be awesome. but I want another Deus Ex first.

Anxious to play Hitman!

Maybe they should let that studio reinvent FF too. >.>

Square Enix's Western studios are pretty awesome.

deus ex, thief, and hitman... can't get more triple A than that in my opinion... unless it's a Metal Gear title i mean :P

Well I hope they hurry up with Hitman now cause it's been way too long.

More Deus Ex now!

I've been meaning to visit Montreal. Wonder if they'll have recruiting days?

Corporations have more power than the government!

Eidos are great developers in my opinion, I also really enjoy Hitman. Will be looking forward to this one and Tomb Raider.

its good and all to see some people get some chances to faind a job but i hope they dont ruin hitman games i really respect and love his games iQ are an out standing devs.

Square is dead to me.

I wonder if it's ever going to stop being weird seeing the Square Enix logo in my Hitman.

montreal is legit ! and hitman looks way better than i thought ...

Eidos! Very good news for the studio and for myself as well. Looking forward to Thief 4 and other titles. Hope this would mean these titles would come sooner.

Great news! Hope we'll see more top-quality games from this studio. @Mar044 Huh, just so you know, SQueenix never bought Tri-Ace studio. Tri-Ace is still fully independant.