Ubisoft Halifax

Ubisoft Halifax
Subsidiary
Industry Video games
Interactive entertainment
Headquarters 1505 Barrington St, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3J 3K5
Key people
Gérard Guillemot
Products Video games
Number of employees
30+
Parent Ubisoft

Ubisoft Halifax, formerly known as Longtail Studios is a video game developer started by Gérard Guillemot, one of the co-founders of Ubisoft. Located in Halifax, Nova Scotia- Canada, Longtail Studios has developed video games including Rocksmith and Dance on Broadway.[1] The studio was acquired by Ubisoft in October 2015.

Longtail Studios' published games include MotionSports Adrenaline for Xbox 360 Kinect and PlayStation Move, Dance on Broadway for Wii, and PlayStation 3 Move. Sprung, Grey's Anatomy: The Video Game, Imagine: Sweet 16 and Dance on Broadway. Its mobile games include TNA Wrestling, a professional wrestling video game for iOS. As of June 2012, the company is currently developing "Sports Connection", a Wii U launch title to be published by Ubisoft. The studio later worked on Rocksmith 2014.

Longtail's division in Quebec was acquired by Ubisoft in 2010,[2] and the entire company acquired by it on October 14, 2015. Its focus would be shifted to developing AAA video games for mobile phones.[3] The studio was renamed to Ubisoft Halifax.[4]

References

  1. Calvin, Alex (October 14, 2015). "Ubisoft acquires Rocksmith developer Longtail Studios". MCVUK. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  2. Alexander, Leigh (November 3, 2010). "Ubisoft Acquires Longtail's Quebec Studio". Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  3. Handrahan, Matthew (October 14, 2015). "Ubisoft acquires Longtail Studios". Gameindustry.biz. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  4. Grubb, Jeff (October 13, 2015). "Ubisoft adds another team in Canada as it acquires developer Longtail Halifax". VentureBeat. Retrieved October 15, 2015.

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