Last summer it was announced that Sony was bankrolling a fresh PlayStation-exclusive IP from Deviation Games, the new indie studio founded by Treyarch vets Jason Blundell and Dave Anthony. At the time, Deviation already had over 100 employees, and it seems they’re continuing to expand, as they’ve now announced they’re opening a Canadian studio. Here’s what they had to say about the matter on LinkedIn…
Somewhat oddly, none of the information about Deviation Games Canada mentions a specific city, which may indicate that they’re going for a hybrid approach, with some devs working from home. That said, if I had to guess, I’d say the studio will be headquartered in the Montreal or Toronto area. The Canadian talent pool is deep, and there’s some movement in the labor market given disruptions at Ubisoft, so like seemingly everyone else, it seems like Deviation is looking to snap up some free agents.
As for what Deviation Games might be building, that’s still being kept under wraps. That said, with Call of Duty no longer being a long-term lock on PlayStation following Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision, you can bet Sony is going to be investing heavily in whatever Deviation is making. Here’s how Dave Anthony vaguely described the project last year…
What do you think? Interested in seeing what Deviation Games is cooking up?
