Bethesda Opens New Game Studio in Montreal

Bethesda Game Studios has announced the opening of an additional studio in Montreal.

In a post today, Bethesda Game Studios announced the opening of a new studio, based in Montreal, Quebec, with a focus on expanding “development capabilities in console, PC, and mobile gaming.”

“We’ve worked with some very talented developers in Montreal for a long time, and decided it was time to open a studio there,” said Todd Howard, Game Director and Executive Producer at Bethesda Game Studios. “It’s exciting to think about the new games we’ll be building together.”

“Our collaboration with Bethesda Game Studios has been an exhilarating and memorable journey already,” said Montreal Studio Director Yves Lachance, who previously worked on Fallout Shelter. “We are thrilled to be launching the studio in Montreal and contributing our city’s great game-making talent to the kind of games that Bethesda Game Studios is known for.”

According to the announcement, Bethesda’s Montreal studio already has a core team of over 40 developers, “spanning both console and mobile development.”