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 Today mega-developer Ubisoft announced plans to open a studio in Singapore. This will be the eighteenth internal development studio for the company. The decision was made due to the fact that the country is thriving in the game development industry. The high quality of training facilities coupled with strong government support for the gaming industry made Ubisoft’s decision to open their latest pursuit of greatness, an easy one.

“Singapore’s demonstrated interest and support for the video game industry made it a clear choice for Ubisoft’s continued international expansion. Not only is it capable of ensuring the training and continued development of a highly skilled workforce specialized in interactive digital media, its quality of life and level of industrialization makes it uniquely positioned to attract and retain talent from throughout the region,” said Christine Burgess-Quémard, Executive Director, Worldwide Studios at Ubisoft.

"The Digital Media industry is key for Singapore and the development of high-growth, innovation-intensive sectors such as videogames is of significant priority to us" said Mr Manohar Khiatani, Assistant Managing Director of the Singapore Economic Development Board. "We are delighted that Ubisoft, one of the world's leading video game publishers and developers, has chosen Singapore as a site for the largest games studio in the region. We are confident that Ubisoft will be able to tap Singapore's talent base and unique cosmopolitan mix to design creative games for the global markets."

After an initial training period, Ubisoft’s Singapore studio will work closely with other Ubisoft studios on the development of titles for portable and home consoles.

Olivier de Rotalier, who has served for the past four years as the company’s Director of Cost Control for its International Production studios, has been appointed Managing Director of the new studio. A graduate of the leading French business school ESCP-EAP, his past 8 years with Ubisoft has provided him with extensive knowledge of the company’s processes and a broad vision of game development and studio operations.


The Economic Development Board of Singapore will host a media information session on Monday, February 18th at 2pm local time, during which Mr. de Rotalier will present the Ubisoft group and its plans for the new studio. More information on job opportunities with the new Singapore studio, as well as its other worldwide studios, will also be available at Ubisoft’s booth in the Career Pavillion (#525) at this year’s Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco, February 18th – 22nd, or by contacting singapore@ubisoft.com.

 The studio is set to open its doors for the first time sometime in the early summer. This facility boasts to be state of the art in every way, right down to the Kohler faucets. A crack team made up of Ubisoft’s key programmers will head the initial start-up of the new complex. The company hopes to grow to over 300 employees in the following years. While this news comes as no surprise due to the recent opening of their development and testing in China, I just wonder how much more of a presence Ubisoft needs in Asia?


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