Ubisoft are founding a new studio in early 2018, spreading their global network of developers to include Berlin and creating a new team to help build the future of the Far Cry series which was first created by fellow Germans Crytek. The team will initially look to grow to 50 developers in its first year, which is relatively small in the grand scheme of Ubisoft things, but could obviously grow from there. It’s actually the third Ubisoft studio in the country, with Ubisoft Blue Byte being based in Düsseldorf and with an offshoot in Mainz.

Ubisoft Berlin will be led by Istvan Tajnay, who has headed up studio operations at Ubisoft Blue Byte in Düsseldorf. He said “We are thrilled to be opening the doors to Ubisoft Berlin and working on the Far Cry series together with other Ubisoft teams. In the first year, we will build a core team of around 50 developers drawing on all areas of expertise. We are currently recruiting for these positions and the reception so far is overwhelmingly positive from candidates of a very high calibre.”

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Noting the current expansion that Ubisoft is undergoing, Blue Byte MD Benedikt Grindel said, “As part of Ubisoft’s global growth strategy, we have high hopes to continue to build up our teams in Ubisoft Berlin in the coming years. However, this growth also depends on the future development of funding video games in Germany. I am confident that we have found a strong Studio Head in Istvan Tajnay, who is ready to take on this challenge. And we are bringing back part of the development of Far Cry to its homeland, which is super exciting.”

Source: Develop