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Ubisoft Expanding To The Middle East

Australia is on the decline in terms of the game industry, but it seems that the Middle East could be the next pocket. Ubisoft have announced that they will be expanding to the United Arab Emirates, settling in the capital Abu Dhabi. Operations will begin in December of this year and will add 100 jobs in the next five years. This adds to a list of studios already based in Canada, Europe and China. Here is what the publisher had to say about the move.

“A core team of Ubisoft veterans will help train an initial team of local recruits.”

Christine Burgess-Quémard, an executive director at Ubisoft worldwide studios, also added her opinion to the opening of a studio in the UAE.

“The demographics and the pool of skilled technical talent in the Middle East and North Africa region are key factors that will contribute to the success of this new studio.”

The studio will be headed by Ubisoft veteran of ten years Yannick Theler with the long term aim to produce original intellectual properties that may appeal to the local market. To start off, though, the studio will collaborate with other game studios to create games.

Joshua Spudic
Joshua Spudic
Josh is the name, writing is my game... well my degree will say that. But, when uni gets me down (and it does), there is no better way that to grab a chair, sit back and slicing up some DarkspawnI started my gaming interest back in the good old 16 bit era with the Sega Mega Drive and Sonic The Hedgehog 2. I was roughly five years old. To this day I still try to fire up the dusty companion and speed through the wacky and bright levels, jumping on some Badniks, collecting those damn Chaos Emeralds. Then I moved onto Sony's disk based console the Playstation (thanks to my uncle). Since then I have picked up each of Sony's consoles from the 5th to current generation that has been released in Australia (with more to come).In terms of writing about games, I am quite new to the field. I started out late last year with my own blog before deciding to move to greener pastures. I have written a few reviews for the Playstation 3 and Playstation Portable. Features as well. I hope I can flex my muscles while writing with Capsule Computers.If I'm not gaming, however, I'm writing narratives. I am currently trying to kickstart a high fantasy novel (which, hopefully, turns into a complex RPG) that I want done in five years or so. My passion of writing has been there for a long time and has flourished as I grew. I'm into the fantasy genre, both games and novels, and thoroughly enjoy a deep and complex RPG, whether it comes from the East or West.Oh and anime is awesome!