Eidos Montréal

Eidos Montréal
Subsidiary
Industry Video game industry
Founded 30 March 2007 (2007-03-30)
Headquarters Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Key people
  • David Anfossi (Head of Studio)
  • Julien Bouvrais (CTO)
Products
Number of employees
 350 (2007)
Parent Square Enix Europe
Website eidosmontreal.com

Eidos Montréal is a Canadian video game development studio owned by Square Enix Europe, a subsidiary of Square Enix. The studio was founded by Eidos Interactive in 2007 with Stéphane D'Astous appointed general manager.[1] According to D'Astous, unlike other video game development studios, Eidos Montréal's development cycle is characterized by smaller teams (totalling 350) working over a longer period.[2] The same year as its founding, the studio announced its first project: the third instalment of the Deus Ex series, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, which was released in 2011.[3] In 2009, the studio announced its second project, the fourth instalment of the Thief series.[4] On 4 March 2014, Square Enix announced that 27 employees were laid off from Eidos Montréal.[5] Stéphane D'Astous resigned from Eidos Montréal on 19 July 2013, citing irreconcilable differences with parent company Square Enix.[6]

Games developed

Year Title Platform(s)
Win Mac Lin PS3 PS4 X360 XONE Wii U
2011 Deus Ex: Human Revolution Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
2013 Tomb Raider Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
2014 Thief Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
2015 Rise of the Tomb Raider Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes No
2016 Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No

References

  1. ↑ French, Michael (26 November 2007). "Eidos Montreal officially opens". Develop. NewBay Media. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Dobson, Jason (19 February 2007). "Q&A: Stephane D'Astous On Eidos Montreal's Next-Gen Plans". Gamasutra. UBM TechWeb. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Develop (30 November 2007). "Q&A: Stephane D'Astous, Eidos Montreal". Develop. NewBay Media. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  4. ↑ Crecente, Brian (11 May 2009). "Thief 4: It's Official". Kotaku. Gizmodo Media Group. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  5. ↑ Schreier, Jason (4 March 2014). "Big Layoffs At Thief Developer Eidos Montreal". Kotaku. Gizmodo Media Group. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  6. ↑ Ray Corriea, Alexa (23 July 2013). "Eidos Montreal GM resigns, cites 'lack of courage' at Square Enix". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved 4 December 2016.

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