Video game giant Ubisoft has opened a larger studio at one-north, spread across three storeys, for its 450 game developers and employees, coinciding with its 15th year of operations in Singapore. The studio will focus on the development of titles in the popular Assassin’s Creed series, as well as the naval action video game Skull And Bones – the first big-budget title led by Ubisoft Singapore – among other projects.
The French game publisher will cast a wider net to nurture and capture talent here by increasing its training programmes, including an introductory video game development course. Ubisoft will also partner creative media institution 3dsense Media School to teach courses on concept art, visual effects and animation specific to Ubisoft’s workflow. Ubisoft Singapore managing director Darryl Long said the programmes are not just for the purpose of recruitment, but also to build talent in Singapore.