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Ubisoft looking at new kids, opens Casablanca campus
Ubisoft announced today that of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, it's opening a new campus in Casablanca, Morocco. The company isn't fighting for anything anymore except itself and the only cause this campus is interested in is training talent. Ubi's beautiful friendship with Casablanca started in 1998 with a small presence, but the company now plans to have 150 new positions there by 2010; funded through a partnership with a Moroccan audiovisual company and governmental subsidies. The new Moroccan Campus is entrusted to the C´gep de Matane, in association with École National School of Game and Interactive Digital Media, Casablanca Polytechnic Institute and Laval University in Quebec City. We're no good at being noble, but it doesn't take much to see that the work of a few little schools helping the industry don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world. Some day we'll understand if the efforts pay off. Here's looking at you, Ubisoft.
Ubisoft has a flood coming
Ubisoft has released a long list of titles they plan on throwing at us. Let's see what sticks from the following list: 187 Ride or Die ("urban street racer") Brothers In Arms expansion Far Cry add on Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 3 Peter Jackson's King Kong Prince of Persia 3 Silent Hunter 4 Heroes of Might & Magic 5 Splinter Cell 4 The Settlers mission pack A Might & Magic title Uh, looks like almost everything sticks. Nice. [via BluesNews] [and thanks Fady]
King Kong returns with power & emotion
Growing industry heavyweight, Ubisoft, has acquired the King Kong license. The Peter Jackson (remake of) King Kong license. The game will be released alongside the movie in December of 2005 on "all platforms". There's an impressive staff behind the project, starting with the production team-headed by Michel Ancel-that was responsible for the last year's stellar action/adventure title, Beyond Good & Evil. Working in collaboration with this team will be Ubisoft's Montreal studio (Splinter Cell & Prince of Persia), along with Jackson's own Wingnut Films production company. Ubisoft promises that the game will allow players to "experience all the power, drama and emotion of the film". We'll keep you updated.
