Ubisoft has opened a new studio in the Middle East. According to a job listing for an art director posted on Christmas Eve, Ubisoft Abu Dhabi is the newest of Ubisoft’s studios and is located in the United Arab Emirates.
The job listing notes that Ubisoft Abu Dhabi currently has 25 employees but “are aiming to be 100 between 3-5 years from now.” The listing notes that “Ubisoft Abu Dhabi studio has committed to Ubisoft’s global goal to strive for excellence, its focus is to develop worldwide leading online games as well as enter the online MENA market; all in one.”
The studio is aiming to “create online products for everyone” and to operate Ubisoft games in the Middle East, “to gain substantial market share and leadership in the online MENA landscape.” According to Ubisoft’s official site, the studio’s managing director is Yannick Theler, who previously served as human resources director at Ubisoft Shanghai.
No specific projects have been announced for the studio, but we’ve reached out to Ubisoft for more information and will update this article if we hear back.
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