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Amazon Games Montreal names former Ubisoft Toronto director Alexandre Parizeau as studio head

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Former Ubisoft Toronto managing director Alexandre Parizeau has been appointed as the new studio head for Amazon Games Montreal.  Parizeau helped bring life to games like Splinter Cell and Rainbow Six Vegas as a senior producer at Ubisoft. He’s joining Amazon Games Montreal to lead development on the studio’s first project, which will be a “competitive multiplayer AAA title based on new IP.” “Alex has a long track record of building talented teams and successful games, and is a perfect fit for what we aspire to create at our new

Monster Energy Apex Legends Event Explained

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Time Stamp: September 3, 2021 3:39 PM - Modified On: September 3, 2021 - Published By:
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Apex LegendsApex Legends and Monster crossover / Credit to EA & Monster EnergyThe Monster energy Apex Legends event began on Sept. 1 and brought new in-game content to earn by buying particular cans of Monster energy drinks. The event also includes a sweepstakes drawing with 10 grand prizes. Ten people and their chosen guests will be awarded a trip to Montreal, Canada for five nights of ziplining, driving, and paintball as well as $1,000 spending cash. Apex Legends ? @MonsterEnergy ⚡What a rush! ⚡Unlock Battle Pass Levels, Legend skins, and

Gearbox Software Opens Montreal Office

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Top GamesGearbox has opened a new office in Montreal. / Photo courtesy of Gearbox SoftwareBorderlands studio Gearbox Software has announced the formation of a new studio in Montreal, which it says will work on "groundbreaking entertainment" projects. It is the studio's second Canadian location — it opened a Quebec office in 2015."The Gearbox Entertainment Company is ambitiously looking both internationally and domestically to grow our creative engine and meet the incredible demand our customers have for talent-crafted experiences with our intellectual property," said Gearbox head Randy Pitchford.The studio is investing

‘I won’t be able to avoid it’: Khan fears he’ll be forced to retire next season

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Time Stamp: July 27, 2021 7:02 AM - Modified On: July 27, 2021 - Published By:
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The 2021 League of Legends World Championship could be the last time fans see Kim “Khan” Dong-ha in action.  The DWG KIA top laner has been called up to serve in the South Korean military next year, he revealed in a recent live stream. The service, which can last up to three years, is compulsory for men between the ages of 18 and 28 and, in the case of Khan, is unavoidable.  “I won’t be able to avoid it,” he said according to a translation by Korizon’s Kevin Kim. “It

Tencent-Owned TiMi Studio Group Opens A New Studio In Montreal

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Time Stamp: July 20, 2021 11:53 AM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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TiMi Studio Group has recently opened a new studio in Montreal. As reported by Gamesindustry.biz, the Montreal studio is the third location of the Studio Group in North America. TiMi Studios group is owned by the Shenzen-based giant, Tencent. TiMi Studio is behind many popular mobile games such as Call of Duty: Mobile, Honor of Kings, and Pokemon Unite. The Montreal studio is reportedly working on a new AAA title which will include live-service and open-world elements. The new studio will be working in tandem with TiMi Seattle, which is

Hotancold, SSG annihilate TSM to take first in NAL

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Time Stamp: July 7, 2021 9:41 PM - Modified On: July 7, 2021 - Published By:
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The most-hyped battle in the second stage of NAL ended in a wallop. Spacestation defeated TSM 7-2 today behind a stellar performance from Matthew “Hotancold” Stevens to take a commanding lead in the North American League. Since Spacestation added Hotancold during the most recent Rainbow Six Siege transfer window, they’ve been unstoppable. They’ve only suffered one loss, an overtime 8-6 defeat to DarkZero. With this win, Spacestation have qualified for the August Mexico Major, which will be held at a yet-to-be-announced location. In qualifying for the Major, Spacestation have netted

Assassin’s Creed Going Live-Service in Assassin’s Creed Infinity

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Top GamesUbisoft's next Assassin's Creed release will integrate several AC games into a single live service platform. / Photo courtesy of UbisoftThe next Assassin's Creed game, codenamed Assassin's Creed Infinity, will take the series into the brave new world of live-service gaming, Ubisoft confirmed Wednesday via blog post.Where past Assassin's Creed games have each focused on a single historical setting, Infinity will be home to several settings, and Ubisoft will add more to the game after its release, per a Bloomberg report published ahead of Ubisoft's blog post. Ubisoft reportedly

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Was Originally Meant to Have Online Multiplayer

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The fact that Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is going to be a narrative-drive single player action-adventure game has made a lot of people very optimistic about the game, especially following the disappointment that was (and continues to be) Marvel’s Avengers. But originally, that was not the plan. Seemingly, in the earlier stages of the game’s development, it was meant to have an online multiplayer component as well. That’s according to details spotted on the LinkedIn profile of Simon Larouche (screencap below), who was Online Gameplay Director at Guardians developer Eidos Montreal for roughly