Eidos-Montréal


Eidos-Montréal is a Canadian video game developer based in Montreal. The studio is owned by Square Enix Europe, a subsidiary of Square Enix.

History

Eidos-Montréal was founded under Eidos Interactive with general manager Stéphane D'Astous; the studio formally opened on 26 November 2007. According to D'Astous, unlike other video game development studios, Eidos-Montréal's development cycle as characterized by smaller teams working over a longer period.
The same year as its founding, the studio announced its first project: the third installment of the Deus Ex series, , which was released in 2011. In 2009, the studio announced its second project, the fourth installment of the Thief series.
On 4 March 2014, Square Enix announced that 27 employees were laid off from Eidos-Montréal. Stéphane D'Astous resigned from Eidos Montréal on 19 July 2013, citing irreconcilable differences with parent company Square Enix.
On January 26, 2017, Eidos-Montréal announced a partnership with Marvel Entertainment to create multiple video games based on the Avengers franchise. As of May 2018, the studio has over 500 employees.
Eidos-Montréal and Square Enix announced a new research and development studio, Eidos-Sherbrooke, in June 2020, which will initially operate remotely by the end of 2020 and will move to a permanent location in southern Quebec in 2021. It will be led by Julien Bouvrais with initially 20 staff with plans to grow to 100. Eidos-Sherbrooke was envisioned to take advantage of the nearby Université de Sherbrooke and Bishop's University and bring in new computing technology from these schools into their games.

Games developed