UBISOFT’S MONTREAL STUDIO RECEIVES TOP HONORS AT FIRST ANNUAL CANADIAN AWARDS FOR THE ELECTRONIC AND ANIMATED ARTS
Ubisoft’s Talented and Creative Developers Earn 5 Prestigious Awards
MONTREAL, Canada – September 15, 2006 – Today, Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, announced that its Montreal development studio received 5 awards at the first Canadian Awards for the Electronic and Animated Arts (CAEAA) held in Vancouver on September 14. Competing against many of Canada’s best studios, Ubisoft Montreal was the most awarded game development studio of the CAEAA.
Entering the award ceremony with 18 nominations, Ubisoft Montreal took home awards for Best Graphics, Best Innovation in Gaming and Best Character Design for Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie on the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, as well as Best Console Game for Prince of Persia The Two Thrones™. Far Cry Instincts received and award for Best Motion Graphics.
“The evening was a huge success.” said Yannis Mallat, chief executive officer of Ubisoft’s Montreal studio. “The first edition of the Canadian Awards for the Electronic and Animated Arts is a step forward for the entire Canadian video game industry. The 5 awards we bring back with us to Montreal are the true recognition of the incredible talent of our creative teams. Once again, Ubisoft Montreal is sending a message to the whole industry: our goal is to be the best studio in the world and we’re on our way there.”
Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft’s Montreal studio, which employs more than 1500 creative individuals, is responsible for the development and launch of such well-known franchises as Prince of Persia® The Sands of Time, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® 3, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell®, Myst® IV Revelation, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory™, Prince of Persia Warrior Within™, Far Cry Instincts Predator™, Prince of Persia The Two Thrones™ and many other successful games. The studio, presently the company’s largest development facility, and second largest in the world, is currently working on more AAA titles and future projects to be launched on next-generation consoles. Amongst others, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Vegas and Assassin’s Creed™ are set to be released in the fall of 2006 and the spring of 2007 respectively.
About Ubisoft Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through its strong and diversified lineup of products and partnerships. Ubisoft has offices in 21 countries and sales in more than 50 countries around the globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers. Ubisoft generated revenue of 547 million euros for the 2005– 2006 fiscal year, an increase of 3 percent over the previous fiscal year at constant exchange rates. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com.
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