Avalanche Studios Group Opening New Office in Montreal
Just Cause & Mad Max developer is growing after buying Monster Closet.
Image credit: Avalanche Studios | Just Cause 3
Avalanche Studios Group, the developers behind Just Cause, Mad Max, and other games, is going to open a new office in Montreal, Canada. The decision to expand comes after the Group acquired Monster Closet, which is based in the city.
This will be the company's fifth studio, following Stockholm, New York City, Malmö, and Liverpool.
"2023 marks Avalanche Studios Group’s 20th anniversary, and becoming a part of Montreal’s thriving game development scene is a fantastic way to start our new chapter," says Stefanía Halldórsdóttir, CEO of Avalanche Studios Group. "With this addition to our locations, we bring on board some of the brightest talents in the industry, reinforcing our ability to create fantastic games for millions of players around the world."
Avalanche Studios Group rebranded in 2020, becoming a parent company to Avalanche Studios (Just Cause, Mad Max, Rage 2), Expansive Worlds (theHunter), and Systemic Reaction (Generation Zero). Now it will also be responsible for Monster Closet, a young studio founded in 2021 by veteran game developers "with over 100 years of combined experience in AAA game development."
Last year, we learned that Avalanche Studios had worked on an open-world Iron Man game, but Disney and Marvel shut it down due to "company politics."
Image credit: Avalanche Studios | Mad Max
If you enjoy what Avalanche Studios Group does and want to learn more about its working culture and recruiting processes, check out our interview with its Head of Talent Acquisition, Lazian Ibrahim.
Find the new office announcement here and join our 80 Level Talent platform and our Telegram channel, follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn, where we share breakdowns, the latest news, awesome artworks, and more.
Keep reading
You may find these articles interesting
