Development and Publishing. Canada is home to some world- renowned gamed developers and studios. For example:. In total, there are about Canadian-based companies primarily devoted to interactive game development, publishing or distribution. In addition, there another 50 or so companies that include game development as a subsidiary activityβe. Their distribution follows a similar pattern to the companies listed above.
The major centres of the gaming industry are Montreal and Vancouver. They owe their position largely to the presence of large development studios of multinational publishers UbiSoft, EA , providing a hub that other, smaller companies revolve around or spin off from. Some game industry success stories occur in unlikely places e. Bioware in Edmonton. Canadian based companies dedicated primarily to developing and publishing video and computer games account for between 3, and 4, jobs.
The majority of development companies are small. Mid-size Canadian companies are increasingly being bought up by multinationals: e. These three publishers, although correctly regarded as Canadian breakthroughs in the global games business, are not remotely in the league of internationally organized publishers based in the US, Japan, or France. The Canadian games industry is centered primarily on game development rather than publishing.
Dice Mid-size Canadian companies are increasingly being bought up by multinationals: e.
