Ubisoft Quebec
Ubisoft Quebec was announced on 11 April 2005, and was effectively opened 2 June 2005. In June 2008, Ubisoft Quebec ramped up its computer-generated imagery business to work on movies in conjunction with Guillemot. The unit was closed down again with the foundation of Ubisoft Motion Pictures in May 2011. On 3 November 2011, Ubisoft acquired a Quebec City-based development division of Longtail Studios, of which 48 employees were merged into Ubisoft Quebec, while 6–7, including the division's manager, departed.
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Ubisoft Montpellier, formerly Ubi Pictures, was founded in 1994 as one of Ubisoft's graphics departments in Castelnau-le-Lez, France. The studio has released several successful games under Michel Ancel's direction, including "Rayman" and "Beyond Good & Evil". The company also worked on several licensed titles, including "" and "Peter Jackson's King Kong", and collaborated with Eric Chahi on "From Dust". The studio also developed the UbiArt Framework engine, used in titles like "Rayman Origins", "Rayman Legends" and "". The company is working on "Beyond Good and Evil 2" and "Space Junkies".