THQ Studio Montreal

THQ Studio Montreal
Logo from 2012 to present.
Type	Subsidiary of THQ
Industry	Software & Programming
Fate	Sold to Ubi Soft on January 22, 2013
Foundation	October 2010
Defunct	2013
Headquarters	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Owner	THQ
Parent	THQ

THQ Studio Montreal (Known as THQ Montreal Games) is THQ's Canadian studio founded in October 2010 is was not acquired until the Ubi Soft contriversarsy. It is also described to be THQ's largest studio hiring more than 500 employees. This videogame development studio is based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and is headed by acclaimed videogame designer Patrice Desilets. The studio was established to bring together the ample talents of Montreal for new game creations under the THQ emblem. After THQ went bankrupt, the studio was then purchased and sold by Ubisoft in January of 2013.

Overview

Logo from 2010 to 2011.

THQ Studio Montréal is a game development studio based in Montréal, Canada. Founded by THQ Inc., it was announced on 19th October 2010 and to be headed by Patrice Désilets starting in the summer of 2011. He was formerly with Ubisoft. Ubisoft filed suit to prevent him from working for THQ, but in December 2011 an appeals court for Quebec overturned that injunction, finding that THQ's pursuit of former Ubisoft employees was not bound by any non-compete clauses in their contracts.

The studio contributed to the development of Homefront (2011) and Darksiders II (2012). Following the closure of parent company THQ in January 2013, the studio was sold to Ubisoft. The acquisition also included the game 1666 (first revealed through a trademark in March 2012) and the previously unannounced game Underdog.

Games

• Homefront (2011)
• Darksiders II (2012)
• 1666 (2012, through it's fist debut on trademark)
• Underdog (Unannounced)

External Links

• THQ's Official Website