Tuesday, September 18th 2007
Ubisoft Opens New Video Game Development Studio in Chengdu, China
Ubisoft opened today a new video game development studio in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Richard Tsao, senior producer at Ubisoft's Shanghai studio, has been appointed managing director of the new studio. Ubisoft Chengdu will initially focus on internal outsourcing and in time will be responsible for developing online titles for PC, consoles and handhelds. The new Ubi studio will open its doors in Tianfu Software Park with 10 team members and the goal of expanding to 200 developers over the next year.
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Ubisoft
The success of our studio in Shanghai, which has been further confirmed with the launch of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 for the PLAYSTATION 3 system, has encouraged us to extend our growth in China,said Christine Burgess-Quémard, executive director, Worldwide Studios at Ubisoft.
6 Comments on Ubisoft Opens New Video Game Development Studio in Chengdu, China
The company in question is not based in Asia, so maybe Wareagle is concerned for the jobs of those people in the west being gradually outsourced to China to save cash? That would seem a valid concern to me...
My suggestion, edit your post before you cop an infraction :p.
WarEagleAU is correct in saying "Bad news, its in China" ......what is happening is Apple/ Intel/ Mattel and so many other companies are moving their production facilities there because of the lower operating cost.
This in turn puts many americans out of work as a result. I share the same concern he does.
But does this really make a better life for those in China? Making their minimum wages? But China is also a leader when it comes to pirated movies, music, software, goods etc.
www.nytimes.com/2007/04/07/business/worldbusiness/07trade.html?ex=1333598400&en=60394649677870c3&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Giovanni...before cutting loose, remember that China has a poor history concerning human rights....make this your priority rather than bitting of someones head because they are concerned for job loss to China.
www.hrichina.org/public/index
By the way what do you mean by quoting that proverb? No one here is comfortable about loosing a job market in the states. Your quote concerns me about your intentions.
And not everyone lives in the US, you know.. Like everyone in China.