London, Ontario-based Digital Extremes, known for their development of the
Unreal titles, has received CDN$2.5 million from the provincial government to help fund an intra-city move to a larger space.
The relocation to a new 33,000 sq. ft. space in City Plaza will help the company add another 30 employees to a current slate of 150, according to
an IFP report on today's grant announcement.
In 2008, Digital Extremes and Silicon Knights
shared a CDN$1 million grant from the Ontario Media Development Corporation to create prototypes for new games.
Ontario has long been friendly to the game industry, increasing the tax breaks it offers developers
in 2006 and
again in 2009, as well as
offering training programs focused on the industry.
Ubisoft
announced an 800-person Toronto studio in 2009, and has used the site as a base for
Splinter Cell development, with
plans for potential new IP development.
Digital Extremes recently announced it will be
developing a sequel to 2007's The Darkness, taking over for the original developers from Starbreeze Studios. The company previously
handled the multiplayer component on BioShock 2, which was also published by 2K Games.
