Funcom opens Montreal studio

Funcom has announced that they are opening a new development studio in Montreal, Canada. Some key personnel will move over from Funcom and the new studio will help out in the development of both Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer and the upcoming and highly anticipated The Secret World (pictured).

"Montréal has established itself as one of the world's most important locations for video game production, and we are looking forward to taking part in that success," says Funcom CEO Trond Arne Aas. "In addition to strengthening our North American presence, the new studio will take advantage of the great incentive programs offered by the Québec region, incentives that makes Montréal one of the most cost effective locations in the world for developing MMO games. This will in turn allow us to better balance our costs, making it possible for us to continue to expand our investments into the MMO segment."

"It has been a pleasure for us to work with Investissement Québec in setting up our Montréal studio and we are very thankful for the strong support they have given us throughout this process," says Ole Schreiner, CEO of Funcom's new Montréal studio. "We are excited about the opportunity that Montréal represents to our company, not only because of the great incentives offered by Québec, but also the authorities' strong commitment to training qualified video games personnel and building a video games cluster in Montreal and Quebec."

Speaking of The Secret World Funcom will reveal more on the title at PAX (Penny Arcade Expo) later this week.