THQ Montreal scores three 'key members' of Ubisoft Montreal

it's time for a new IP. i think a new IP is better than a new assassins creed.

lol.. It's always happen in this industry. no big deal.. ;)

NO!!!!! im sure THQ will do great but without this 'trio' assassins creed will definitely fail!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO!!!!!!!!!

Hopefully they mean Relic when they say THQ, or else we have Assassin's Creed developers working on kids games (as THQ is notoriously known for).

He's known for Assassin's Creed but he was also the creative force behind Prince of Persia: Sands of Time. My guess is while Jade Raymond was given the new Ubisoft Toronto Studio expansion, Patrice probably felt like he was offered significantly lesser rewards. Lets hope for some great titles from THQ!

Wait, people in the video game industry leave one company to start on another? It's almost as if they are all working on contracts...

People jump ship all the time. Not really a big deal as far as I'm concerned.

Since only these three members are "key", the implication is that everyone else is unimportant. Morale drops...

We'll see how the next AC goes, hopefully it will live to the hype. As for the devs, well can't blame em, if someone offers you a bigger paycheck wouldn't you take it?, its a business, devs need to earn money and they don't create games for free, so why wouldn't they try to get a better job?

Ubi has talent in spades, so not worried that the Tom Clancy franchise and AC have one way to go--grow, evolve, and improve. Specially my face Ubi series--Splinter Cell.

@PlatinumPaladin I dunno.. 3 key top developers and the creative director? Seems significant to me. Those 30 at IW were a mixture of key personnel and gophers, I think. Plus, it is different. Ubi Montreal is responsible for more than just 2 quality games. Regardless of personal (or critical) opinion, it is hard to argue the fact they represent well over a dozen key IP's, making more of an impact than IW.

@Ps3--GaMeR - I understand that it's your opinion. What I don't understand is why you read articles on a creative director you don't like. Seems strange. Lastly, it's my opinion that your spelling, punctuation, and grammar make you seem like an idiot. Again, my opinion.

He was a legend as well. I'm sure AC will do fine. :)

*Cough*... Money... *Cough*

This is not his fault ubisoft said no that he cant have his own studio so thats why he left and went to thq and they said yes anyways assians creed 3 will be with ubisoft but keep hopeing assians creed 3 be better if so there nothoing to worry about

@ PixelAddict I think comparing this to the Infinity Ward turmoil is a tad excessive. Four folk choosing to move publishers doesn't quite equal (how many was it?) 30 odd people jumping from IW after the studio heads were fired. The next Assassin's Creed would be different even if the team stayed exactly the same. The only difference is that now gamers have an excuse if it's worse.

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@Ps3--GaMeR - go troll somewhere else. But thank you for spelling sucks with an X, it helps illustrate your intelligence level. Or lack thereof.

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Ubi Montreal is really a huge talent incubator... Over the last 10 years, they have lost big people (both devs and management) to a lot of other companies, EA Montreal, Vivendi, Eidos Montreal, THQ. Then again, when you develop big IP like Splinter Cell, Prince of Persia (starting with Sands of Time) and Assassin's Creed, your staff is bound to become interesting to other companies.

man those are realy bad news i wouldnt expect assassins creed to be the same now it will mess somthing.

Is Assassin's Creed screwed?

Ubisoft Montreal has been responsible for such great things in the past few years... this is not good news (for them). Reminiscent of Infinity Ward's mass exodus.

Brotherhood is doing good, so whatever. He already wrote the whole trilogy, now just execute!

Wow, it makes me hope that with all this talent leaving Ubi, that AC3 still hits on all the same cylinders that the rest have as well

Sounds like THQ is pushing to create more of it's own IP. Good luck to them - they've had it easy for years with licenced properties it's good to see them try their own thing. Wonder what the original title will be? Could it be their secret hardcore Kinect title? And what impact will this announcement have on the development of I Am Alive?

Hope THQ gets hands on something really good. AC keeps at the right track.

THQ !!!

THQ are really going to become bigger but hopefully better also!