Ubisoft opening Philippines studio in Q2 2016

New studio to help other studios develop AAA games.

Ubisoft is opening a new production studio in the Philippines in the second quarter of 2016, the company announced. Ubisoft Philippines will hire up to 50 people in its first year and collaborate with other studios to develop AAA games.

The Philippines studio, led by studio manager Chip Go, will be located on the campus of De La Salle University in Santa Rosa, a city south of Manila, and have close ties to Ubisoft Singapore, where a number of founding team members will move in from to train Ubisoft Phillppines’ new recruits.