Krafton announces new video game studio in Montreal with fantasy title first up
Krafton, whose portfolio includes the smash battle royale title “PUBG: Battlegrounds,” has studios around the world.The new Montreal studio, which was officially announced Wednesday, is Krafton’s first in Canada and third in North America, joining Striking Distance Studios in San Ramon, Calif., and Unknown Worlds in San Francisco.
Methe, who became Krafton Montreal’s first employee in October, says the new studio will gradually ramp up to 150 people over three years for the first game. He already has a staff of 12 including fellow former Ubisoft employees in producer Benoit Frappier, game director Frederic Duroc and technology director Martin Paradis.
Methe is currently looking for office space, having visited a dozen places already looking for a permanent home. No stranger to the city, Methe spent more than 17 years at Ubisoft Montreal, working on the “Splinter Cell,” “Far Cry” and “Rainbow Six” franchises.He says in making the move to head up the new studio he spent eight months discussing the project with Krafton.
“The further we went into the discussions, the more excited I was about the adventure,” he said. “But I had spent a bunch of years at Ubisoft so it was a tough decision.”
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