Ubisoft To Open First Major Video Game Studio in Abu Dhabi
Today Ubisoft and twofour54 Abu Dhabi announced the upcoming opening of a new Ubisoft development studio in Abu Dhabi. This marks the first time a major games publisher has established a direct presence in the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC.) Slated to open its doors in December this year with a core team of Ubisoft veterans who will help to train an initial team of local recruits, the studio will also contribute their expertise to the twofour54 gaming academy a new, full-time game development academy run by twofour54 tadreeb, twofour54s media training arm in partnership with Ubisoft.
We are excited by the partnership with twofour54. Their commitment to developing a strong regional gaming industry and their knowledge of the region were the perfect foundation on which to continue building our development teams, said Christine Burgess-Qumard, executive director, worldwide studios at Ubisoft. The demographics and the pool of skilled technical talent in the Middle East and North Africa region are key factors that will contribute to the success of this new studio.
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