Gearbox Software, creators of the beloved Borderlands series and upcoming Battleborn have announced that they’re expanding by launching a studio in Quebec, Canada.
Their mission to “entertain the world” just got a massive hand as the company begins hiring for its “inaugural title growing to full AAA production capability through 2016.”
“We are fortunate that there is a lot of demand on us to deliver our brand of interactive entertainment within the powerful franchises we have at Gearbox Software and the challenge for us is growing to meet this demand,” said Randy Pitchford, President of Gearbox Software. “As part of our strategy we have already successfully built an expanded all-new headquarters in Frisco, Texas. We now look ahead to another key and exciting step which is our commitment towards our all-new Gearbox Studio Quebec where we strive to team up with some incredible talent in the world of video game development outside of Texas to help us build fun and exciting video games within our tent-pole brands.”
Sebastien Caisse, Ph.D., will act as Co-Studio Head and Director of Operations. Sebastien has acted as business development director at Quebecor Media as well as business development manager and writer at Squeeze Animation.
Pierre-Andre Dery will be Co-Studio Head and Studio Creative Director. Previously Art Director at Activision, where he worked on Skylanders and The Amazing Spider-Man.
There has been no word on what the new studio will be working on.
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