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NetEase opens R&D studio in Montreal

According to local agencies, this makes NetEase the first major Chinese game company to set up a studio in the city.

Alissa McAloon, Publisher

July 22, 2019

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Newsbrief: The Chinese game giant NetEase has opened a new R&D-focused studio in Canada’s growing game development hub of Montreal.

According to the economic growth agency Montreal International, this makes NetEase the first major Chinese game company to expand into Montreal.

NetEase, meanwhile, says that the new studio helps further its goals of global expansion for its online game business, and that it plans to hire both local and international staff for the new North American studio.

A press release announcing the new studio also notes that both Montreal International and Investissement Quebec, a company that aims to attract foreign investment to the providence, worked with NetEase to bring the expansion to fruition.

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Alissa McAloon

Publisher, GameDeveloper.com

As the Publisher of Game Developer, Alissa McAloon brings a decade of experience in the video game industry and media. When not working in the world of B2B game journalism, Alissa enjoys spending her time in the worlds of immersive sandbox games or dabbling in the occasional TTRPG.

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